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No. 17-459October Term 2017Decided Jun 21, 2018

Docket 17-459October Term 2017 (2017–2018)

Wescley Fonseca Pereira, Petitioner v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General

from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 21, 2018
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 21, 2018
What it's about

from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Question presented

Whether, to trigger the stop-time rule by serving a "notice to appear," the government must "specify" the items listed in the definition of a "notice to appear," including "[t]he time and place at which the proceedings will be held."?

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit / Decision released Jun 21, 2018

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Timing

Decided June 21, 2018

The Court released its decision on June 21, 2018 without hearing oral argument.

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Jul 3, 2026
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