Trujillo

Trujillo v. Holder

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344 F. App'x 402
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 2, 2009No. 06-74512California251 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Candido Vergara Trujillo, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Reyes v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 592, 595 (9th Cir.2004), and review de novo claims of due process violations, Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 603 (9th Cir.2006). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

*403 The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Vergara Trujillo’s motion to reopen claiming ineffective assistance of counsel because he did not satisfy the requirements set forth in Matter of Lozada, 19 I. & N. Dec. 637 (BIA 1988), and the alleged ineffective assistance is not “obvious and undisputed on the face of the record.” See Reyes, 858 F.3d at 597. It follows that Vergara Trujillo has not shown a due process violation. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (requiring error to establish a due process violation).

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s order summarily dismissing Vergara Trujillo’s…

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