· 7/23/2004
Federal Case
Citations
- 376 F.3d 1030
- 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 15291
How courts have described this case
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- finding that petitioner’s “alleged translation errors . . . may establish a plausible ground for relief”
- explaining that facts regarding counsel’s “failure to file the notice of appeal obviously were not available” to the petitioner before the appeal was dismissed
- finding that petitioner’s “alleged translation errors ... may establish a plausible ground for relief’
- instructing the BIA to reopen proceedings where, inter alia, the failure to file a timely notice of appeal was obvious ineffective assistance of counsel
- applying presump- e.g., INS v. Wang, 450 U.S. 139, 145 (1981) (per curiam
- “In order to make out a due process violation as a result of an incompetent translation, [petitioner] must demonstrate that a better translation likely would have made a difference in the outcome.”
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