Legal Opinion
Mohamad Mhaidli v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 11, 2010No. 09-3273UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEON JORDAN, District Judge.
Petitioner Mohamad Mhaidli, a native and citizen of Lebanon, appeals a Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board” or “BIA”) decision denying a motion to reopen his removal proceedings. An Immigration Judge (“IJ”) ordered Mhaidli removed in absentia after he failed to appear at his removal hearing because he was mistaken about the date. For the reasons that follow, we DENY Mhaidli’s petition for review. 1
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On March 29, 2007, Mhaidli was served with a Notice to Appear that charged him with being removable as an alien present in the United…
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