Legal Opinion
Bhima Nathubhai Patel v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1986No. 85-4888PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judge:
Bhima Nathubhai Patel appeals the order of deportation entered, in absentia, by the immigration law judge and affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals. Because we find Patel’s due process challenge to the proceeding meritless, we AFFIRM.
Patel, a native of India and a citizen of England, was summoned to a deportation hearing after exceeding two authorized stay periods. Patel was notified, on May 19, 1985, of the hearing which was scheduled for June 19, 1985. Patel’s first attorney requested a continuance because of a schedule conflict, which was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Jose Irene Ramirez-Osorio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Jose Ismael Rubio v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Edmond Barthold v. U. S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Razmik Levon DekermenjianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- Solomon Ogbemudia v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Geilher Molina v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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