Case Name: Adora Nudo GAMOLO; et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-08-30
Citations: 393 F. App'x 511
Docket Number: No. 08-70711
Parties: Adora Nudo GAMOLO; et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: O’SCANNLAIN, HAWKINS, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 393
Pages: 511–512

Head Matter:
Adora Nudo GAMOLO; et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-70711.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 10, 2010.
Filed Aug. 30, 2010.
Christopher Allan Reed, Esquire, Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner, Long Beach, CA, for Petitioners.
Corey Leigh Farrell, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, CAC-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, HAWKINS, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Adora Nudo Gamolo, her husband, and their two children, natives and citizens of the Philippines, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") or der denying their motion to reconsider. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen or reconsider and review de novo 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.
Construed as a motion to reconsider, the BIA was within its discretion in denying petitioners' motion where the motion failed to identify any error of fact or law in the BIA's prior decision denying their motion to reopen. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(1).
Construed as a motion to reopen, the BIA did not abuse its discretion by denying the motion. See Singh v. INS, 295 F.3d 1037, 1039 (9th Cir.2002) (BIA's denial of a motion to reopen shall be reversed only if it is "arbitrary, irrational, or contrary to law"). The BIA properly concluded that petitioners failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel, because their attorney's decision to have them forego voluntary departure constituted a tactical decision, see Magallanes-Damian v. INS, 783 F.2d 931, 934 (9th Cir.1986), and the alleged deficiencies that related to Gamo-lo's employer's visa petition occurred before petitioners were placed in proceedings, see Balam-Chuc v. Mukasey, 547 F.3d 1044, 1050 (9th Cir.2008).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.