Pazir v. Gonzales ( 2007 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-1780
MOHAMMAD PAZIR,
Petitioner,
versus
ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals. (A70-889-064)
Submitted: February 28, 2007 Decided: March 15, 2007
Before KING, TRAXLER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Pablo Santiago, Jr., LAW OFFICES OF PABLO SANTIAGO, JR., Fairfax,
Virginia, for Petitioner. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney
General, Linda S. Wernery, Assistant Director, William C. Minick,
OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION LITIGATION, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Mohammad Pazir, a native and citizen of Pakistan, seeks
review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals adopting and
affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) finding that he is
ineligible for relief from removal. Pazir contends that the IJ
erred in finding that he knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily
waived his right to counsel at the February 5, 2004 hearing. We
have reviewed the record and conclude that this contention is
without merit. See Delgado-Corea v. INS, 804 F.2d 261, 263 (4th
Cir. 1986). Next, we reject Pazir’s claims that the IJ and
government counsel behaved inappropriately and unfairly, or
violated his right to due process, at the February 5, 2004 hearing.
See Rusu v. INS, 296 F.3d 316, 320 (4th Cir. 2002). Finally, we
find no abuse of discretion in the IJ’s denial of a continuance
from the March 1, 2004 hearing. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.29 (2006).
We accordingly deny the petition for review. We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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