Bright v. Holder

Issue: (1) Whether a noncitizen who fails to respond to an agency order to report for removal is a “fugitive” for purposes of applying the “fugitive disentitlement” doctrine where the petitioner has not absconded and his address is known to the court and the government; (2) whether a petitioner is a “fugitive” for purposes of applying the “fugitive disentitlement” doctrine even if he has been detained and is in government custody; and (3) whether the doctrine is a per se jurisdictional bar to appellate review, or merely authorizes a court to exercise its discretion and weigh the equities in a particular case.

Briefs and Documents

Certiorari-stage documents

• Opinion below (5th Cir.)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition
• Amicus brief of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Amicus brief of Law Professors (forthcoming)
• Amicus brief of Former Federal Prosecutors, et al.
• Amicus brief of Immigration Law Professors
• Amicus brief of National Legal Aid & Defenders Association and Public Counsel
• Amicus brief of Criminal Law Professors
• Reply of petitioner (forthcoming)