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PATEL v. GONZALES

No. 06-3077.

496 F.3d 829 (2007)

Shehzad Qamaruddin PATEL, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 8, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Sanders (argued), Immigrant Law Center, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Anh-Thu P. Mai (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

When Shehzad Patel failed to appear at a hearing scheduled in his removal proceedings, the immigration judge ("IJ") ordered him removed in absentia. Patel faults his original attorney, who, he asserts, assured him that his absence would be excused. Patel retained new counsel to file a motion to reopen on his behalf; the motion was denied. On the eve of his removal, he retained yet another attorney and filed a second motion to reopen,...

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