FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FEB 17 2012

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SURINDER SINGH, No. 08-70514

Petitioner, Agency No. A079-375-080 v.

MEMORANDUM * ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the

Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted February 15, 2012 **

San Francisco, California Before: THOMAS, GOULD, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

In prior pleadings, Singh’s attorney filed a motion to withdraw as Counsel of Record. In his motion, counsel stated that Singh had departed the United States approximately six months previously and had failed to cooperate with counsel’s efforts to prosecute this case. We granted the motion to withdraw, deferred

*

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

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The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). submission of the case, and issued Singh an order to show cause why his appeal should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Singh responded by letter that he had left the United States and no longer wished to prosecute his petition for review. Given the response, we resubmitted the case and now dismiss the petition for review for failure to prosecute.

DISMISSED.