Legal Opinion
Gomez-Palacios v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 18, 2009No. 07-60938PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Marlon Jesus Gomez-Palacios petitions this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision denying his appeal from a decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) that denied his motion to reopen proceedings and to rescind the order of removal that was entered against him in absentia. Gomez-Palacios argues that because he did not actually receive the required statutory notice of the hearing date, the BIA’s decision denying his motion to reopen was an abuse of discretion. We disagree, and DENY the petition.
I. Background
On July 9, 1999, Gomez-Palacios…
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