Pedro Pablo Hidalgo-Disla v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

JACOBS, Circuit Judge:

This motion prompts us to consider the circumstances under which an appeal may be dismissed as frivolous without benefit of full briefing and argument.

Petitioner Pedro Pablo Hidalgo-Disla, a 54r-year-old native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, moves pro se for leave to proceed informa pauperis on his petition before this Court. The petition seeks review of the September 12, 1994 order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), which affirms the decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) finding Hidalgo-Disla deportable. The IJ denied him discretionary relief under…