United States Ninth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of a motion to reopen petitioner's asylum case is granted since the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion in denying petitioner's motions to reopen on procedural grounds where petitioner's attorneys violated his due process rights as a result of their inadequate legal assistance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/01/2006
• Published 03/01/2006

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge., Before B. FLETCHER, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Abbe M. Goncharsky, Lewis and Roca LLP, Tucson, AZ, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kristin Cabral, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.