Opinion ID: 1356782
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Referral Order

Text: The December 18, 2007 Referral Order (Referral Order) stated that, since 2004, the Court has dismissed nine of the eleven petitions for review for which Koenig was counsel of record based upon the petitioners' failure to comply with the Court's scheduling orders. The Referral Order also explained that Mubera Duka, the petitioner in Duka v. Ashcroft, No. 04-2579-ag, and Koenig's former client, claimed in an affidavit accompanying her petition to reinstate her petition for review that Koenig had been unresponsive to her inquiries about her case, allowed the case to default without her knowledge, and subjected her to seizure by immigration authorities. Ms. Duka also averred that Koenig had been uncooperative in efforts by her new counsel's to reinstate Ms. Duka's petition for review. In addition, the Referral Order stated that the records of this Court indicate that, although Koenig has represented a number of parties in this Court, Koenig has never been admitted to this Court's bar, has no admission application pending, and has not sought to be admitted pro hac vice. Referral Order, at 2.