Case Name: Khaled Ahmed MAHFOUZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-10-15
Citations: 400 F. App'x 165
Docket Number: No. 07-72231
Parties: Khaled Ahmed MAHFOUZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: PREGERSON, D.W. NELSON and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 400
Pages: 165–166

Head Matter:
Khaled Ahmed MAHFOUZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 07-72231.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 2010.
Filed Oct. 15, 2010.
Keli M. Reynolds, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Dalin Riley Holyoak, Esquire, Kiley L. Kane, Esquire, John Hogan, Senior Litiga tion Counsel, Julie Suzanne Pfluger, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: PREGERSON, D.W. NELSON and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
The record provides clear and convincing evidence that Mahfouz's crime resulted in "loss to the victim or victims exceed[ing] $10,000," 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(M)(i); see Nijhawan v. Holder, — U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 2294, 174 L.Ed.2d 22 (2009); Kawashima v. Holder, 615 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir.2010). Specifically, Mahfouz pleaded guilty to count 2 of the superseding indictment, which listed overt acts totaling over $70,000 in loss to the victims, the judgment of conviction ordered Mahfouz to pay over $90,000 in restitution, and Mahfouz is responsible for losses attributable to his co-conspirators' direct acts as well as his own. See United States v. Hernandez-Orellana, 539 F.3d 994, 1007 (9th Cir.2008) (citing Pinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 640, 647, 66 S.Ct. 1180, 90 L.Ed. 1489 (1946)). Therefore, the BIA's determination that Mahfouz is removable is supported by substantial evidence.
The BIA's denial of Mahfouz's withholding of removal claim was also supported by substantial evidence, given the country reports' mixed assessments of conditions for Muslims in India, their silence on conditions for Muslims in Sunni-Shiite marriages, Mahfouz's admitted lack of firsthand information on conditions in India, and the fact that Professor Reid provided only "background information" on general conditions in India. See Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 319 F.3d 1179, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2003). Substantial evidence also supported the Immigration Judge's determination that Mahfouz had failed to demonstrate a "clear probability" that his life or freedom would be threatened if he were removed to India. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(b)(2); Hoxha, 319 F.3d at 1184-85.
PETITION DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.