Legal Opinion
Patel v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 8, 2007No. 06-3077PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
When Shehzad Patel failed to appear at a hearing scheduled in his removal proceedings, the immigration judge (“IJ”) ordered him removed in absentia. Patel faults his original attorney, who, he asserts, assured him that his absence would be excused. Patel retained new counsel to file a motion to reopen on his behalf; the motion was denied. On the eve of his removal, he retained yet another attorney and filed a second motion to reopen, asserting for the first time that his previous attorneys were ineffective. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) found that Patel had…
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