Opinion ID: 177062
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Administrative Error

Text: • 22992333v3 5 Six cases involved inadvertent administrative malfunction that prevented Kuzmin from • filing briefs in a timely manner. In one case (06-2128), Mr. Kuzmin's support staff confused the petitioner's brief due date with that of the government. May 2,2008 Response, at 15. Ultimately, the case was reinstated and remanded. In another case (04-1877), the client's record was maintained in the file ofthe co-petitioner (whom Kuzmin also represented). May 2,2008 Response, at 13; Tr. 39. With respect to three cases (04-3429,04-4029, and 05-0683), Kuzmin stated that he had not received dismissal orders from the Court. May 2, 2008 Response, at 14. However, Kuzrnin did not address whether he had ever received the briefing schedules in those cases and/or could have discovered the briefing deadlines through other means. In a sixth case (04-2976), Kuzmin stated that he had filed a request to suspend the briefing schedule in order to hold a pre-argument conference (CAMP conference), but never received a response from the Court. May 2,2008 Response, at 14. When no date was set for the conference, he did not follow up to inquire about the briefing schedule. Kuzmin acknowledged that he should have filed a motion to stay the briefing schedule. Tr.64-65. In addition, three of the cases cited in the Referral Order (02-4409,02-4410,02-4411) were consolidated and withdrawn by stipulation between Mr. Kuzmin and the United States Attorney's Office. Tr. 37. Kuzmin and the Assistant U.S. Attorney then jointly moved to reinstate and remand the cases to the Board of Immigration Appeals pursuant to a second stipulation. [d.