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Zapeta-Osorio v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 11, 2006
161 F. App'x 705 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted: December 5, 2005.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Guadalupe Zapeta-Osorio, Los Angeles, CA, pro se.

CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Lynn Helland, AUSA, Office of the United States Attorney, Detroit, MI, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.


Page 706.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A70-806-389.

Before: GOODWIN, W. FLETCHER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Guadalupe Zapeta-Osorio, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying his motion to reconsider its earlier order summarily affirming an immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion, Reyes v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 592, 595 (9th Cir.2004), and deny the petition for review.

Assuming that Zapeta-Osorio did not waive his challenge to the BIA's denial of reconsideration by failing to raise it in his brief, see Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259 (9th Cir.1996), we conclude that the BIA did not abuse its discretion when it denied reconsideration. Zapeta-Osorio alleged ineffective assistance of counsel, but did not comply with any of the procedural requirements of Matter of Lozada, 19 I. & N. Dec. 637 (BIA 1988), and did not identify ineffective assistance that is plain on the face of the record. See Reyes, 358 F.3d at 597. He also failed to allege an error of law or fact, the discovery of new evidence, or a change in circumstances. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b), (c).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Zapeta-Osorio v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 11, 2006
161 F. App'x 705 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Zapeta-Osorio v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:Guadalupe ZAPETA-OSORIO, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jan 11, 2006

Citations

161 F. App'x 705 (9th Cir. 2006)