Legal Opinion
Fong Yang Lo, AKA Fong Yang Yu Bin Lo v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2003No. 02-70384PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
When Yu Bin Lo and Fong Yang Lo (“petitioners”), husband and wife, failed to appear at their scheduled removal hearing, the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) ordered them removed in absentia pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(5)(A). 1 They filed motions to reopen, asserting that their failure to appear was due to their counsel’s ineffective assistance and Mrs. Lo’s medical condition. The IJ denied their motions, and the BIA dismissed their appeal. They petition this court for review of the denial of their motions to reopen.
We conclude that the petitioners’ failure…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Shobna Chandar Lata v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Miguel Angel Iturribarria v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- LOZADABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
- Nicolas Rodriguez-Lariz Maria De Jesus Guevara-Martinez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Arout Melkonian v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by103 opinions
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- Tamang v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Abida Pervaiz v. Alberto R. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
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