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MURTUZA v. GONZALES

No. 04-2718.

427 F.3d 508 (2005)

Ghulam MURTUZA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 28, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca M. Reyes (argued), Azulay, Horn & Seiden, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Bryan S. Beier (argued), Department of Justice, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

When "Ghulam Murtaza" failed to appear at a removal hearing scheduled in his honor, the hearing went forward without him. It concluded with a finding by an immigration judge that Murtaza's removability was established by clear and convincing evidence. Upon that finding, Murtaza was ordered removed, in absentia, to Pakistan, his country of origin. This procedure was fair and square if Murtaza had notice that his fate was...

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