Legal Opinion
Qian Gao v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 20, 2007No. Docket 05-5013-agPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals of petitioner’s motion to reopen his proceedings. The petitioner is now a fugitive, and because of that status is subject to having his appeal dismissed under the fugitive disen-titlement doctrine. In a number of contexts, it is established that litigants who flee the reach of the courts risk losing the right of access to them. A criminal defendant who fails to appear at trial risks being tried in absentia; a litigant who fails to timely respond to a civil suit risks default judgment; on similar…
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