Peikun Wu v. Holder , 382 F. App'x 576 ( 2010 )


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  •                                                                            FILED
    NOT FOR PUBLICATION                            JUN 07 2010
    MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                      U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
    FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
    PEIKUN WU,                                       No. 07-75125
    Petitioner,                       Agency No. A098-471-799
    v.
    MEMORANDUM *
    ERIC H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General,
    Respondent.
    On Petition for Review of an Order of the
    Board of Immigration Appeals
    Submitted May 25, 2010 **
    Before:        CANBY, THOMAS, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
    Peikun Wu, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board
    of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration
    judge’s decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and
    protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and denying his motion
    *
    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).
    to remand based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction
    pursuant to 
    8 U.S.C. § 1252
    . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a
    motion to remand, Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 
    395 F.3d 1095
    , 1098 (9th Cir. 2005),
    and review de novo questions of law, including claims of due process violations
    due to ineffective assistance of counsel, Mohammed v. Gonzales, 
    400 F.3d 785
    ,
    791-92 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review.
    Wu has not raised, and therefore waives, any challenge to the BIA’s
    dismissal of his asylum, withholding of removal and CAT claims. See
    Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 
    94 F.3d 1256
    , 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996).
    The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Wu’s motion to remand
    because Wu failed to establish prejudice from his former counsel’s representation.
    See Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft, 
    339 F.3d 814
    , 826 (9th Cir. 2003) (to prevail on an
    ineffective assistance of counsel claim a petitioner must demonstrate prejudice).
    We reject Wu’s remaining contentions.
    PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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