United States Ninth Circuit

In a petition for review of the BIA's order removing Petitioner from the U.S., the petition is denied where Petitioner's Due Process rights were not violated by his lawyer's performance, because a lawyer in counsel's position could have reasonably made the tactical decision to concede his client's alienage.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/10/2009
• Decided 06/05/2009
• Published 06/05/2009

Judges

• IKUTA, Circuit Judge:, Before:  M. MARGARET McKEOWN and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges, and FREDERIC BLOCK, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven P. Brazelton, Reno, NV, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Kiesler, M. JocelynLopez Wright, Carol Federighi, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent-appellee.