While merits briefs and some other filings
currently are available on the websites of the ABA and SCOTUSblog, under the court's new system, the public will have access to a much larger body of filings, including
pending cert
petitions.
In addition Mr. Nightingale has been co-counsel on a number of significant cases, including Abebe v. Gonzales, 493 F. 3d 1092 (9th Cir 2007)(finding applicant ineligible for 212 (c) relief for crime of violence, in the absence of a corresponding ground of inadmissibility), in which a
petition for rehearing en banc is
currently pending; Magana - Pizano v. INS, 200 F. 3d 603 (9th Cir.1999)(establishing eligibility for relief from deportation for those in immigration proceedings before the effective date of the statutory amendments eliminating relief, and for those who pled guilty before that date in reliance on being eligible for such relief), and Barahona - Gomez v. Reno, 167 F. 3d 1228 (9th Cir.