United States Seventh Circuit

In immigration cases, the BIA does not need judicial permission to reopen a case sua sponte after the filing of a petition for review. Government's motion to dismiss is granted.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/25/2006
• Published 09/25/2006

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Yongbing Zhang, Wang, Leonard & Condon, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Virginia M. Lum, Chicago, IL, Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.