FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 13 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ZHENJIN NAN, Nos. 07-72308
07-73966
Petitioner,
v. Agency No. A096-066-886
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
MEMORANDUM *
Respondent.
On Petitions for Review of Orders of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted June 29, 2010 **
Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
In these consolidated petitions for review, Zhenjin Nan, a native and citizen
of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”)
orders denying her successive motions to reopen based on ineffective assistance of
counsel. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, and de novo questions of law,
including those concerning ineffective assistance of counsel. Mohammed v.
Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny both petitions for
review.
We agree with the BIA’s conclusions that Nan failed to show she had been
prejudiced by former counsels’ representation. See id. at 794 (9th Cir. 2005) (in
order to state a valid claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, petitioner must
show prejudice).
Nan’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
PETITIONS FOR REVIEW DENIED.
2 07-72308 & 07-73966