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OLIVEIRA v. HOLDER

No. 08-2494.

568 F.3d 275 (2009)

Silvio Martins OLIVEIRA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 4, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Zak for petitioner.

Shelley R. Goad, Senior Litigation Counsel, with whom Michael F. Hertz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Barry J. Pettinato, Assistant Director, for respondent.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Silvio Martins Oliveira seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board") order denying his motion to reopen for adjustment of status. Finding that the Board did not abuse its discretion in reaching its decision, we affirm.

Oliveira, a native and citizen of Brazil, entered the United States in September 1999 with a non-immigrant visitor visa valid through March 25, 2000. Oliveira failed to leave, and on November 9, 2004...

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