In re Muto’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “(1) accepting client referrals from nonlawyers, and relying on nonlawyers he did not supervise to perform legal work, such as consulting with the client; (2) in most cases, undertaking the representation without ever discussing the case directly with the client in the presence of a translator, and, in some cases, without ever meeting the client at all; (3) filing with the courts affidavits purportedly signed by clients, which the clients in fact had not signed; (4) repeatedly failing to appear at hearings in violation of court directives that he appear, and after giving the courts assurances that he would appear; (5) filing grossly inadequate and/or untimely motions to change venue or to reopen orders of deportation, which motions were denied; (6) failing to file motions after his office represented to the clients that such motions would be made; (7) failing to advise clients of hearing dates, or having his office advise clients that it was unnecessary for them to appear at scheduled hearings, and failing to advise clients of dispositions of motions of which they should have been apprised, such as motions for change of venue; (8) arranging for other attorneys to appear in his stead at hearings, without informing the clients or obtaining their consent, and without adequately preparing the other attorneys for such appearances; and (9) failing to return important original documents relating to a client's asylum claim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Zhi Xin He v. Ashcroft

2. “Notably, although [Muto]'s neglect resulted in the entry of orders of deportation against the clients who testified in this proceeding, those clients were able to salvage their cases by retaining, at higher cost, new attorneys who made successful motions to re-open.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Yi Long Yang v. Gonzales

3. “when they reach their destination in this country. The immigrant, lacking any knowledge of either the English language or the American legal system, then becomes completely dependent on his”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Yi Long Yang v. Gonzales