Consuelo Guillermina Osejo-Jordan v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

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47 F.3d 1175·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 19421
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 9, 199519-15169California339 words

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47 F.3d 1175 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Consuelo Guillermina OSEJO-JORDAN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 93-70579. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Feb. 7, 1995. * Decided: Feb. 9, 1995. 1 Before: BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges, and SHADUR, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Osejo-Jordan claims she received ineffective assistance of counsel only in the hearing before the IJ, where she was represented by substitute counsel who was practicing law without a license. However, by the time of her appeal to the BIA she was represented by a bona fide lawyer, A.R. 15, yet she did not present any evidence that she had been prejudiced by the fact that she was represented by an unlicensed lawyer before the IJ. The declaration she submits to us to explain her fear of persecution in Honduras is not part of the administrative record, so we may not consider it. 8 U.S.C. p 1105a(a)(4)…

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