NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MAR 22 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
SATBIR SINGH RANDHAWA, No. 09-72058
Petitioner, Agency No. A075-020-911
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted March 8, 2011 **
Before: FARRIS, LEAVY, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Satbir Singh Randhawa, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of
the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen
removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for
abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, and review de novo claims 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).
ineffective assistance of counsel. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92
(9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Randhawa’s motion to
reopen where he failed to establish that ineffective assistance of counsel may have
affected the outcome of his case. See id. at 793-94 (to demonstrate prejudice, alien
must establish that counsel’s performance may have affected the outcome of
proceedings).
Randhawa’s remaining contentions are unavailing.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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