Mateo Sebastian-Pedro v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

60 F.3d 834 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mateo SEBASTIAN-PEDRO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 94-70435. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 26, 1995. * Decided July 3, 1995. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, INS No. Awa-hmm-que. BIA PETITION GRANTED. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Mateo Sebastian-Pedro, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal of an Immigration Judge's (IJ) order of deportation. Sebastian-Pedro contends that his waiver of the right to counsel was neither competent nor intelligent, and that the IJ failed to inform him that free legal services were available. He also contends that the BIA erred by denying his application for asylum and withholding of deportation under 8 U.S.C. Secs. 1158 (a) and…