Legal Opinion

Marlon Obando-Ayala v. Loretta Lynch

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 18, 2016No. 15-60458Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Marlon Jonathan Obando-Ayala, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions this court to review the denial of his second motion to reopen in absentia removal proceedings. Obando-Ayala claims that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) abused its discretion in denying his motion to reopen based on numerous grounds, which can be summarized as follows: (1) the BIA erred in determining that he had not satisfied the requirements set out in Matter of Lozada, 19 I. & N. Dec. 637 (BIA 1998), for bringing a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, and (2) the BIA erred in determining…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. LOZADABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
  2. Lara v. TrominskiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  3. Gustavo Barrios-Cantarero v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  4. Marlon Ramos v. Loretta LynchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015

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