MOAB v. GONZALES

No. 06-2710.

500 F.3d 656 (2007)

Dominic MOAB, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 13, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Johnson (argued), Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Jesse M. Bless, (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before FLAUM, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

In August 2005, Dominic Moab, a twenty-seven year-old Liberian man, applied for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). An immigration judge ("IJ") held an individual hearing on October 27, 2005. In his decision, rendered on January 18, 2006, the IJ denied all relief. Mr. Moab timely appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA" or "Board"). On June 1, 2006, the Board dismissed his appeal...

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