Singh

Singh v. Mukasey

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269 F. App'x 682
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 10, 2008No. 04-73983California267 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Rachhpal Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen proceedings to reissue its order affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of motions to reopen and review de novo claims of due process violations. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion or violate Singh’s due process rights when it determined that reissuance was not warranted because it mailed its October 17, 2003 decision to the correct address for Singh’s then-counsel of record. See Singh v. Gonzales, 494 F.3d 1170, 1172 (9th Cir. 2007) (BIA fulfills its statutory duty of service if a decision was properly mailed). *683 Singh’s claims that his former counsel mailed the decision to Singh at an incorrect address and failed to inform him of the outcome of his proceedings until the deadline to file a petition for review are unavailing. See Garcia v. INS, 222 F.3d 1208, 1209 (9th…

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