Jose Quinteros Ramos v. Eric Holder, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jose Quinteros Ramos v. Eric Holder, Jr., 501 F. App'x 668 (9th Cir. 2012)
Goodwin, Wallace, Fisher

Jose Quinteros Ramos v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Karine Khachatryan, a native of the former U.S.S.R. and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying her motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, and review de novo questions of law. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Khachatryan’s motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel because she failed to show that she was prejudiced by her former counsel’s conduct. See id. at 793-94 (prejudice results when “the performance of counsel was so inadequate that it may have affected the outcome of the proceedings”). Khacha-tryan’s due process claim therefore fails. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error and prejudice for a petitioner to prevail on a due process claim).

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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Karine KHACHATRYAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished