United States Ninth Circuit

Plaintiff successfully challenged dismissal of his motion to reopen his deportation proceedings after establishing plausible grounds for relief and, accordingly, demonstrating prejudice from his former counsel's failure to file a timely notice of appeal.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/23/2004
• Decided 07/23/2004
• Published 07/23/2004

Judges

• TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:, Before: REINHARDT, TASHIMA, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen V. Scribner, Santa Rosa, CA, for the petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel D. McClain, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondents.