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· 10/29/2004

Maung Zar Kay v. John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General

Citations

  • 387 F.3d 664
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 22524

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that the reasonable-likelihood standard applies to a motion to reopen seeking previously unavailable relief
  • denial of a motion to reopen an order of removal entered in absentia is reviewed for abuse of discretion
  • same, where the petitioner “fail[ed] to explain how his PTSD prevented him from attending the … hearing”
  • review is limited to validity of notice, removability, and presence of exceptional circumstances

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Judges: Ripple, Kanne, Williams

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