Legal Opinion
Manilal v. Patel v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Sharda M. Patel v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 3, 1987No. 85-1527, 85-2544PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
The issue presented by these petitions is whether the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by denying petitioner Manilal Patel’s application for adjustment of status under 8 U.S.C. § 1255 1 and by denying petitioner Sharda Patel’s motion to reopen her deportation proceedings to allow her to file an application for adjustment of status derivatively based upon that of Manilal Patel, her husband. Because we find no abuse, we will deny the petitions for review.
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Mr. Patel is a native and citizen of India. He came to the United States in July of 1972 as…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. BagamasbadSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Rios-PinedaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Jay v. BoydSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Virginia Ragon Achacoso-Sanchez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Systronics Corp. v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2001
- Abel Osarentine Oviawe v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Kazimierz S. Bal v. A.D. Moyer, of United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Chicago, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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