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United States Ninth Circuit


GARCIA-CORTEZ v. ASHCROFT, 02-70866, 02-72720

In their Notice of Appeal from a final order of removal, petitioners provided sufficiently detailed reasons explaining how and why the IJ erred. Summary dismissal for failure to timely file a brief violated due process.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 03/31/2004
  • Decided 04/27/2004
  • Published 04/27/2004

Judges

  • CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:, Before HALL, TROTT, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Jaime Jasso, California Alien Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioners.

  • For Appellees:
  • John M. McAdams, Jr., and Michelle R. Thresher, Office of Immigration Litigation, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.
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