Opinion ID: 202054
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Luna's Indictment for Reentry and the District Court Decision

Text: 12 At some point after his second deportation, Luna reentered the United States. On November 21, 2003, Luna was indicted for illegally reentering the United States without the express permission of the Attorney General, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and (b)(2). He filed a motion to dismiss the indictment, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1326(d), 7 arguing that his deportation was fundamentally unfair and thus could not serve as the basis for his illegal reentry indictment. 8 13 In its Memorandum and Decision of April 13, 2004 (April 13 Decision), the district court denied Luna's motion to dismiss, holding that he failed to establish, as required by 8 U.S.C. § 1326(d)(3), that the IJ's failure to adjudicate his § 212(c) application prejudiced him. Luna filed a motion asking the district court to reconsider. On June 1, 2004, the district court issued a second Memorandum and Decision (June 1 Decision) again denying the motion to dismiss. The court held that, in addition to Luna's failure to demonstrate prejudice, Luna also failed to establish the requirement under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(d)(2) that his underlying deportation proceedings improperly deprived him of judicial review. Luna appealed.