William Juarez-Hernandez v. Loretta E. Lynch

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
William Juarez-Hernandez v. Loretta E. Lynch, 643 F. App'x 640 (9th Cir. 2016)

William Juarez-Hernandez v. Loretta E. Lynch

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

William Leopoldo Juarez-Hernandez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings 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 review de novo questions of law and claims of ineffective assistance. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Juarez-Hernandez’s motion to reopen for failure to establish prejudice where he has not shown how different conduct by his prior attorney may have affected the outcome of proceedings. See id. at 793 (to prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, a petitioner must demonstrate that he was prejudiced by counsel’s performance). The BIA did not err in failing to presume prejudice from prior counsel’s alleged failure to file a brief with the BIA, because Juarez-Hernandez was not deprived entirely of appellate proceedings. See Martinez-Hernandez v. Holder, 778 F.3d 1086, 1088 n. 3 (9th Cir. 2015) (“Petitioner was not deprived of an appellate proceeding. Rather, Petitioner’s new attorney timely filed a notice of appeal, and the BIA decided the appeal.”).

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
William Leopoldo JUAREZ-HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished