Blanco v. Holder, No. 05-72159

Petitioner's petition for adjustment of his visa status is granted where his application was improperly rejected as untimely for the sole reason that his lawyer's accompanying check for the proper amount of the filing fee was inadvertently unsigned.

Read Blanco v. Holder, No. 05-72159

Appellate Information

Argued and Submitted May 4, 2009

Filed July 15, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Graber

Counsel

For Petitioner:

Russell L. Marshak, Popkin, Shamir & Golan, Los Angeles, CA

For Respondent:

Lauren Fascett, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC

Song E. Park, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC