Abdul Hossein Sarhangzadeh Maryam Sarhangzadeh v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

86 F.3d 1163 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Abdul Hossein SARHANGZADEH; Maryam Sarhangzadeh, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70026. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 10, 1996. * Decided May 17, 1996. Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Abdul Hossein Sarhangzadeh, his wife Maryam Mootamedi, and his daughter Pooneh Sarhangzadeh ("petitioners"), 1 all natives and citizens of Iran, petition this court for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") which dismissed their appeal from an order of an immigration judge ("IJ") which denied their request for asylum and withholding of deportation. 2 3 * A 4 Petitioners first argue that their due process rights were violated because Sarhangzadeh received ineffective assistance of counsel. 3 In order to prevail on this issue, petitioners must demonstrate "not merely ineffective assistance of…