Opinion ID: 590701
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Review without Transcripts

Text: 5 The IJ granted the INS' motion to send the record to the BIA without the hearing transcript. An alien's appeal may be reviewed without the transcript of the deportation hearing when it appears that a case is subject to summary dismissal, and an appeal can be adequately presented to the Board without a transcript. See Matter of Torre, 19 I. & N. Dec. 18 (BIA 1984). The only requirement is that the motion be served on the other side. Id. The other side is either the attorney of record or the alien if he is unrepresented. See 8 C.F.R. § 292.5(a) (1992). Hernandez filed his notice of appeal to the BIA pro se. He was represented by counsel at the hearing, but the attorney did not file a second notice of appearance for the appeal. See 8 C.F.R. §§ 3.36(d), 292.4(a) (1992). The INS served its motion on Hernandez. That satisfied the regulatory requirements since it appeared that Hernandez was unrepresented by counsel.