Ezeagwuna v. Ashcroft’s Empirical Analysis
325 F.3d 396 · 2003
Citation profile
51 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 237 later decisions — most recently June 2020 · most notably Dia v. Ashcroft (2003), Zubeda v. Ashcroft (2003)
51 federal appellate ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (§ 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (§ 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Ventura · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Abudu · Abdulai v. Ashcroft · Balasubramanrim v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Senathirajah v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 237 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“absolutely no information about what the `investigation' consisted of, or how the investigation was conducted”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“letter is multiple hearsay of the most troubling kind. It seeks to report statements and conduct of three declarants who are far removed from the evidence sought to be introduced. They are purportedly individuals who told the investigator that certain aspects of the documents appeared to be fraudulent. Not only does Susser have no direct knowledge of the investigation, he did not even directly communicate with John Larrea, the declarant whose hearsay statements he is repeating. Therefore, the current' speaker — Susser—was unable to even evaluate the credibility of the immediate preceding declarant— Larrea — who of course was himself only a proponent of hearsay. Further, we do not know whether Larrea had any interaction with “the investigator,” only referred to as “she,” who reports to Lar-rea what others have purportedly told her.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“it appears to the Board that evidence sought to be offered is material and was not available and could not have been discovered or presented at the former hearing; nor shall any motion to reopen for the purpose of affording the alien an opportunity to apply for any form of discretionary relief be granted if it appears that the alien’s right to apply for such relief was fully explained to him or her and an opportunity to apply therefore was afforded at the former hearing, unless the relief is sought on the basis of circumstances that have arisen subsequent to the hearing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.