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Reissued Order. The Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed a petitioner's appeal on the ground that no brief was filed within the time scheduled by the Court. The reason for this was that her attorney withdrew, and her new attorney moved for reconsideration. Within 30 days of the denial of that motion and after the BIA had issued a "Reissued Order," she appealed to the Second Circuit even though more than 30 days after had passed since the issunace of the original order. The Second Circuit held that the appeal was timely in that the petitioner was seeking relief was from the Reissued Order.

The decision in Lewis v. Holder can be found here.

Full post as published by Second Opinions on November 08, 2010 (boomark / email).