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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 9 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Pllumi v. Attorney General of the United States.

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1 Pllumi v. Attorney General of the United States Anchor
ca3 · 2011
green “hen presented with a bia decision rejecting a motion for sua sponte reopening, we may exercise jurisdiction to the limited extent of recognizing when the bia has relied on an incorrect legal premise.” 5
2 Mahmood v. Holder
ca2 · 2009
green “here the agency may have declined to exercise its sua sponte authority because it misperceived the legal background and thought, incorrectly, that a reopening would necessarily fail, remand to the agency for reconsideration in view of the correct law is appropriate.” 4

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