Ninth Circuit· 7/31/2008

Nehad v. Mukasey

Citations

535 F.3d 962
2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 16245
2008 WL 2925201

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“Only the client, therefore, may decide whether to make or accept an offer of settlement.”
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Judges: Fletcher, Gould, Pollak

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