United States Ninth Circuit

Issuance of an in abstentia removal order was not an abuse of discretion where petitioner failed to demonstrate that an asthma attack constituted "exceptional circumstances" (preventing his appearance) under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/14/2002
• Decided 08/05/2002
• Published 08/05/2002

Judges

• Before WALLACE, KOZINSKI and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen Shaiken, Esq., San Francisco, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michele Sarko, Esq., Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for the respondent.