Francisco Santana-Quintero v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

473 F. App'x 721

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: May 25, 2012
• Docket: 08-74678
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Francisco Santana-Quintero, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen and reconsider on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reconsider and reopen, and review de novo due process claims. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Santana-Quintero’s motion to reopen and reconsider because SantanaQuintero failed to establish that the alleged ineffective assistance of his former attorneys may have affected the outcome of his proceedings. See id. at 793-94 (to prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, a petitioner must demonstrate prejudice); Mielewczyk v. Holder, 575 F.3d 992, 995-98 (9th Cir.2009) (a conviction for violating California Health & Safety Code § 11352 constitutes a removable controlled substance offense where the record of conviction establishes that the offense involved cocaine).

We lack jurisdiction to review SantanaQuintero’s contention that he qualifies for relief under former section 212(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (repealed 1996), because he failed to exhaust this claim in his motion to reopen and reconsider. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir.2004).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.