Peralta-Cabrera v. Gonzales

How courts have described this case

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

• applying de novo standard of review to motion to reopen in absentia removal and noting other motions to reopen reviewed for abuse of discretion
• remanding to BIA for lack of proper service where government improperly addressed petitioner’s hearing notice and petitioner did not make himself “unreachable” because he was living at correct address
• adequacy of notice of deportation hearing

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Tidwell v. Smith (In Re Smith)
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-09-23· cited 60×
• Derezinski v. Mukasey
  Seventh Circuit· 2008-02-20· cited 25×
• Stepanovic v. Filip
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-01-28· cited 23×
• United States v. Arita-Campos
  Seventh Circuit· 2010-06-08· cited 21×
• Gilfredo Lopez-Sorto v. Merrick Garland
  Fourth Circuit· 2024-05-31· cited 20×
• Caplash v. Nielsen
  W.D. New York· 2018-03-23· cited 18×
• Caplash v. Johnson
  W.D. New York· 2017-01-18· cited 12×
• Bikramjeet Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Seventh Circuit· 2013-06-21· cited 10×
• Echavarria v. Pitts
  Fifth Circuit· 2011-05-11· cited 6×
• Elena Smykiene v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Seventh Circuit· 2013-02-13· cited 5×
• United States v. Leopoldo Rivera-Valdes
  Ninth Circuit· 2024-06-17· cited 4×
• Ilir Osmani v. Merrick B. Garland
  Seventh Circuit· 2022-01-24· cited 3×
• Echavarria v. Pitts
  Fifth Circuit· 2011-06-22
• Derezinski, Andrzej v. Mukasey, Michael B.
  Seventh Circuit· 2008-02-20
• Stepanovic, Zvonko v. Holder, Eric H.
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-01-28
• Bruce S. Smith v. Sandra Sterling-Ahlla
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-09-23
• Raul Garcia-Marin v. Merrick B. Garland
  Seventh Circuit· 2022-07-29
• United States v. Leopoldo Rivera-Valdes
  Ninth Circuit· 2025-09-18

Cites

29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Spencer v. Kemna
  Supreme Court· 1998-03-03· cited 3,515×
• Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1990-04-30· cited 2,306×
• Jones v. Flowers
  Supreme Court· 2006-04-26· cited 901×
• Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales
  Supreme Court· 2006-06-22· cited 429×
• Greene v. Lindsey
  Supreme Court· 1982-05-17· cited 396×
• GRIJALVA
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 1995-07-01· cited 144×
• Natalia Nazarova v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
  Seventh Circuit· 1999-03-19· cited 115×
• Tapia Garcia v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
  Tenth Circuit· 2001-01-19· cited 113×
• A.M., a Minor v. Jerry Butler, Superintendent of the Illinois Youth Center
  Seventh Circuit· 2004-03-02· cited 97×
• Kalpana S. Joshi v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
  Seventh Circuit· 2004-11-19· cited 91×
• Philomena Iweka Nwaokolo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  Seventh Circuit· 2002-12-27· cited 86×
• Abida Pervaiz v. Alberto R. Gonzales
  Seventh Circuit· 2005-04-18· cited 82×
• Walentyna Korniejew v. John D. Ashcroft
  Seventh Circuit· 2004-06-14· cited 79×
• Max-George v. Ashcroft
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-02-24· cited 77×
• Salvador Humberto Zepeda-Melendez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-08-24· cited 67×
• Zhen-Hua Gao v. Carol A. Jenifer, District Director Immigration & Naturalization Service (Detroit District)
  Sixth Circuit· 1999-07-20· cited 56×
• Gurung v. Ashcroft
  Tenth Circuit· 2004-06-03· cited 52×
• Grace Bejar v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
  Third Circuit· 2003-03-19· cited 47×
• Gustavo Marrero v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
  Third Circuit· 1993-04-06· cited 45×
• Allen M. Wijeratne, Formerly Known as Allen M. Lowe v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-04-24· cited 44×