Legal Opinion
Naseem Salman Al-Harbi v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 25, 2002No. 98-70828PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
In 1996 Naseem Salman Al-Harbi was brought by American forces to United States territory from northern Iraq, a refuge of Iraqi insurgents hostile to the reign of Saddam Hussein, as part of a large evacuation effort led by United States government agencies. On the merits, we previously granted Al-Harbi’s Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. See Al-Harbi v. INS, 242 F.3d 882 (9th Cir.2001). We must now decide whether Al-Harbi’s request for attorneys’ fees was timely filed, and if so, whether he is entitled to fees. We conclude that the request was timely,…
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