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· 2/9/1995

Alejandro Margalli-Olvera v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Citations

  • 43 F.3d 345

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding one Assistant United States Attorney may bind another United States Attorney’s Office and other agencies within the government
  • describing specific performance as the “preferred remedy,” but holding that a party’s detrimental reliance is a critical consideration in a case applying Santobello in the immigration context
  • remanding an order of deportation to the INS for specific performance of its agreement to remain silent on the issue of whether the petitioner was subject to deportation
  • plea agreement by “the United States” or “the government” binds on all agencies thereof, including INS
  • government failure to remain silent regarding deportation breached plea agreement in which prosecutor , promised “the United States” will remain silent
  • government’s failure to remain silent regarding deportation breached plea agreement in which prosecutor promised “the United States” would remain silent

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Judges: Fagg, Ross, Magill

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