[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 63178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24208]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[EOIR No. 149]


Executive Office for Immigration Review; Notice Extending Period 
To File Motions To Reopen Under the Barahona-Gomez v. Ashcroft 
Settlement

AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review (``EOIR''), Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform all parties that the motion to reopen 
period as defined in section (II)(B)(4) of the settlement agreement in 
Barahona-Gomez v. Ashcroft, 243 F. Supp. 2d 1029 (N.D. Cal. 2002), was 
extended to March 20, 2005. The full settlement agreement can be found 
at 243 F. Supp. 2d 1029 (N.D. Cal. 2002), and also is reproduced on the 
EOIR Web site at http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir. The settlement agreement 
initially provided that the motion to reopen period was for eighteen 
(18) months from the date the Advisory Statement was published in the 
Federal Register. The Advisory Statement providing notice of the 
settlement was published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2003. See 
68 FR 13727. The motion to reopen period was to close on September 20, 
2004. Under section (II)(B)(4) of the settlement agreement, if any 
eligible class member filed a motion to reopen proceedings under the 
settlement agreement within six months prior to September 20, 2004, the 
motion to reopen period is extended for an additional 180 days. This 
notice acknowledges that the deadline date was extended to March 20, 
2005.

DATES: The deadline for filing motions to reopen under the settlement 
agreement was extended to March 20, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MaryBeth Keller, General Counsel, 
Office of the General Counsel, Executive Office for Immigration Review, 
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone (703) 
305-0470.

    Dated: October 15, 2004.
Kevin D. Rooney,
Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review.
[FR Doc. 04-24208 Filed 10-28-04; 8:45 am]
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