Legal Opinion

Ivan Cadavedo v. Loretta Lynch

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 31, 2016No. 15-1914PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Ivan Mendoza Cadavedo, a native of the Philippines, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that affirmed an immigration judge’s denial of his request for a continuance. At a 2014 hearing, an immigration judge denied Cadave-do’s request for a continuance to allow him to challenge a 2009 finding by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) that he had engaged in marriage fraud. That USCIS finding bars him from obtaining adjustment of his status to become a lawful permanent resident. We hold that there was no abuse of discretion…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Reno v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. COELHOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1992
  3. Mario Antonio Portillo Baires v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  4. HASHMIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2009
  5. Husam F. Hamdan v. Alberto Gonzales, 1 United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. L-A-B-RBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2018
  2. Nassuma Jabateh v. Loretta LynchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  3. Yaya Toure v. William P. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  4. Yaya Toure v. William P. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019

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