Legal Opinion
Mezo v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2010No. 09-3336PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
Rania Mezo claims that she received ineffective assistance of counsel and seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of her motion to reopen. Because the Board abused its discretion in finding that Mezo did not show due diligence, we VACATE and REMAND the Board’s decision for further fact-finding to determine the truth of Mezo’s allegations. If the Board finds that she received inef fective assistance of counsel and that Mezo was prejudiced by the ineffective assistance, equitable tolling would apply, the motion to reopen would be…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- LOZADABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
- Oscar Socop-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Stanislav Iavorski v. United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Jose Borges v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by26 opinions
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