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Parties Involved:
William P. Barr
Respondent
Joel Lopez-Ramos
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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JOEL LOPEZ-RAMOS, 

 Petitioner,

v.

WILLIAM P. BARR, United States 

Attorney General, 

 Respondent.

No. 20-9501

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ORDER

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Before MATHESON and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.

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This matter is before the court once again to address venue for this petition for 

review. By order entered January 7, 2020, the court directed the petitioner to address the 

issue of whether this petition for review was filed in the proper circuit. See 8 U.S.C. 

§ 1252(b)(2) (petition for review from final order of removal must be filed in circuit 

where removal proceedings were completed). The pro se petitioner did not file a response

before the deadline expired. We directed the respondent to provide more information. 

The respondent filed a Motion to Transfer Venue, which asks to transfer the case to the 

Fifth Circuit. The ground for transferring the case is that the petitioner’s removal 

proceedings occurred in Dallas, Texas, which is located within the geographical authority 

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

February 12, 2020

Christopher M. Wolpert

Clerk of Court

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of the Fifth Circuit. The petitioner subsequently filed a response to the court’s order, in 

which he agrees that the Fifth Circuit is the appropriate circuit.

Upon consideration, the Motion to Transfer Venue is granted. Because venue is 

improper in this court, we find that the interests of justice will be served by transferring 

the case. Accordingly, this matter is transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for 

the Fifth Circuit. 28 U.S.C. § 1631.

Entered for the Court

CHRISTOPHER M. WOLPERT, Clerk

by: Lara Smith

 Counsel to the Clerk

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