LEWIS v. HOLDER

Docket No. 09-2511-ag.

625 F.3d 65 (2010)

Sophia Lorraine Marie LEWIS, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: November 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Raymond Fasano , Madeo & Fasano, New York, N.Y., for Petitioner.

Nicole N. Murley , Trial Attorney ( Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, James A. Hunolt , Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief), Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before: McLAUGHLIN, KATZMANN, HALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This case calls on us to determine whether the BIA's "reissuance" of a decision triggers a new thirty-day period to obtain judicial review. As set forth below, we hold that it does.

Petitioner Sophia Lewis seeks review of a July 9, 2003 order of the BIA dismissing her appeal of the denial of her application for cancellation of removal. The BIA "reissued" its order on May 12, 2009. In re Lewis, No. A041 350 703 (B.I.A. May 12, 2009).

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