Legal Opinion
Cornel Viorel Scorteanu v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2003No. 01-4271PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”) to dismiss a motion by petitioner, Cornel Viorel Scorteanu (“Scorteanu”), to reopen deportation proceedings ■ pursuant to section 242B(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA” or “Act”), 8 U.S.C. § 1252b(c)(3), alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. 1 For the reasons discussed below, the Board’s order of dismissal is affirmed.
I. Background
Petitioner Scorteanu is a 31-year-old native and citizen of Romania, of Hungarian ethnicity, who entered the United…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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