Legal Opinion
Sierra Vidal v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 2007No. 07-60070PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Luis Ernesto and his family filed a motion for stay of a voluntary departure order pending the outcome of their petition for review to this court. Noting that our jurisdiction to issue such a stay was uncertain, and that the petitioner’s voluntary departure deadline was looming, we denied the motion, concluding that the merits of the petitioner’s underlying claim did not justify a stay, and stating that an opinion explaining the jurisdictional basis of our decision would follow. Today we offer the explanation.
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It is plain that we have no jurisdiction to…
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