United States Sixth Circuit

Denial of a motion to reopen deportation proceedings was not an abuse of discretion where petitioner's attorney admittedly received proper notice, and petitioner failed to prove entitlement to equitable relief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/07/2003
• Published 08/07/2003

Judges

• Before:  KRUPANSKY, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael E. Piston (argued and briefed), Sufen Li (briefed), Troy, MI, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Papul Sandhu, Hillel R. Smith (argued), U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, James A. Hunolt (briefed), U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Earle B. Wilson, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Emily A. Radford (briefed), U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.