Legal Opinion
Hamoui v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 8, 2004No. Nos. 02-72480, 03-35082, 03-35286PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Safouh Hamoui brings before us a petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), as well as an appeal from the district court.1 The petition for review is determinative here. The BIA denied as untimely Hamoui’s motion to reopen his deportation proceedings to present a claim for relief under the Convention Against Torture.2 The BIA *824further held that ineffective assistance of counsel did not excuse the untimeliness because there was no prejudice: the evidence already of record and Hamoui’s additional showing did not establish that he would be…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DohertySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8943, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,491 Veronico Blas Almario Kalaw Eleanor Lu Dalisay v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Florencia Garcia Revilla v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Anastacia Miranda-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Navaratwam Kamalthas v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Oscar Socop-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Mauro Antonio Cano-Merida v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by53 opinions
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