CHAM v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF U.S.

No. 04-4251.

445 F.3d 683 (2006)

Abou CHAM, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed April 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Hohenstein, (Argued), Orlow & Orlow, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner.

Jonathan Cohn, (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C. and John J. Andre, (Argued), Donald E. Keener, Douglas E. Ginsburg, John D. Williams, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before BARRY and AMBRO, Circuit Judges, and DEBEVOISE, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BARRY, Circuit Judge.

"It is a hallmark of the American system of justice that anyone who appears as a litigant in an American courtroom is treated with dignity and respect. That expectation must be met regardless of the citizenship of the parties or the nature of the litigation. In a country built on the dreams and accomplishments of an immigrant population, a particularly severe wound is inflicted on that principle when an immigration...

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