Francois

Francois v. Gonzales

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137 F. App'x 40
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 23, 2005No. 04-16896California220 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Anthony W. Francois appeals pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition, which challenged an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order that deemed his application for adjustment of status abandoned.

Francois contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel at his IJ hearing. We conclude that we lack jurisdiction *41 over this unexhausted claim. See Sun v. Ashcroft, 370 F.3d 932, 939-44 (9th Cir.2004) (holding that 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (d)(1) imposes a statutory exhaustion requirement on immigration habeas petitioners where an administrative remedy is available as a matter of right). In addition, the record belies Francois’ assertion that his counsel before the IJ was not an attorney. The supplemental excerpts of record show that counsel was a member of the New York State Bar Association.

We also conclude that we lack jurisdiction over Francois’ due process claim regarding an extension of time. See Gutierrez-Chavez v. INS, 298 F.3d 824, 829-30 (9th Cir.2002).

Because of the enactment of the REAL ID Act of 2005, Pub.L. No. 109-13, 119 Stat. 231 at § 106(a)(1)(A) (2005), we treat this appeal as a petition for review and deny…

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