Bashir Malekzada v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

73 F.3d 369 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Bashir MALEKZADA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70447. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 19, 1995. * Decided Dec. 29, 1995. Before: SNEED, TROTT and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Bashir Malekzada, a native and citizen of Afghanistan, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") summary dismissal of his appeal from the immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying Malekzada's application for asylum on the ground that he firmly resettled in France where he had been granted refugee status. We deny the petition for review. 3 The government contends that because Malekzada has failed to raise any issues regarding the BIA's summary dismissal in his opening brief, he has waived the right to challenge the BIA's decision. This contention has merit. 4 "It is well established in this Circuit that claims which are not…