Walker v. Holder, Jr.

Filing 920091211

Opinion

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var WPFootnote1 = 'In violation of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure,\
Petitioner\'s appellate brief does not include appropriate -- or any\
-- citations to the record. See Pet\'r\'s Br. at 2-4; Fed. R. App.\
P. 28(a)(7) (explaining that an opposing brief must contain "a\
statement of facts relevant to the issues submitted for review with\
appropriate references to the record") (emphasis added). In not\
preparing this "statement of facts" section according to our rules,\
Petitioner\'s counsel has done a disservice to his client and made\
our work more difficult. As we have previously ruled:\
\
              Where an appellant has provided defective briefs, the\
court in its discretion . . . may scrutinize the merits\
of the case insofar as the record permits, or may dismiss\
the appeal if the absence of a [record] thwarts\
intelligent review . . . . [In this case,] there is a\
sufficient record to reach the merits . . . and we choose\
to do so. Because, however, appellant has failed to\
provide a compliant statement of facts, we resolve any\
ambiguities against him.\
\
Fryar v. Curtis, 485 F.3d 179, 182 n.1 (1st Cir. 2007) (internal\
quotation marks and citations omitted).\
'

var WPFootnote2 = 'Petitioner cites 8 U.S.C. § 182(a)(6)(C)(i), but it is clear\
from the context that Petitioner meant 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(C)(i).\
'

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