U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2010

Ceballos-Pacheco v. Holder

Ceballos-Pacheco v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided June 7, 2010 · Canby, Thomas, Fletcher
382 F. App'x 580

Ceballos-Pacheco v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Sergio Manuel Ceballos-Pacheco and Maria Del Rosario Farfan-Ceballos, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen and de novo claims of due process violations in immigration proceedings. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review.

The agency did not abuse its discretion or violate due process by denying petitioners’ motion to reopen on the ground that they failed to establish prejudice. See Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft, 339 F.3d 814, 826 (9th Cir. 2003) (requiring prejudice to state valid claim of ineffective assistance of counsel). Although petitioners allege former counsel deprived them of an opportunity to challenge the BIA’s denial of their cancellation applications before this court, they have failed to describe a colorable challenge to the BIA’s denial of their applications that would establish “plausible grounds for relief.” Id. (presumption of prejudice rebutted when petitioners do not show plausible grounds for relief).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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