FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION NOV 16 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
REGINALD AKAI NETTEY, No. 11-73645
Petitioner, Agency No. A046-708-015
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted November 13, 2012 **
Before: CANBY, TROTT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Reginald Akai Nettey, a native and citizen of Ghana, petitions pro se for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s (“IJ”) removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C.
*
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).
§ 1252. We review de novo claims of due process violations in immigration
proceedings, Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1011-12 (9th Cir. 2010), and we
deny the petition for review.
Nettey contends that the IJ violated his right to due process by failing to
thoroughly inquire into his case to determine if he qualified for any forms of relief,
including relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). His contention
fails because before the IJ, Nettey stated that he did not fear returning to Ghana,
nor has Nettey presented any basis for a CAT claim. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d
1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error and prejudice to prevail on a due
process claim).
Nettey’s remaining contention is unavailing.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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