Case Name: CHING CHUN CHEN, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-07-19
Citations: 139 F. App'x 447
Docket Number: No. 04-2328
Parties: CHING CHUN CHEN, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Respondent
Judges: Before: SLOVITER, MCKEE and WEIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 139
Pages: 447–448

Head Matter:
CHING CHUN CHEN, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Respondent
No. 04-2328.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted Under Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a) July 15, 2005.
Decided July 19, 2005.
Norman KW. Wong, New York, NY, for Petitioner.
Douglas E. Ginsburg, John D. Williams, Ari Nazarov, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: SLOVITER, MCKEE and WEIS, Circuit Judges.
(Pursuant to F.R.A.P. 43(c)).

Opinion:
OPINION
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, a Chinese national, applied for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. At a hearing before an Immigration Judge (IJ), he discussed his assistance to the Falun Gong and his alleged persecution. The IJ found the testimony lacking in credibility.
Petitioner appealed to the BIA, but when he failed to timely file a brief, the Board dismissed the appeal. Petitioner asked for reopening based on ineffective assistance of counsel. The BIA denied the motion citing Matter of Lozada, 19 I & N Dec. 637 (BIA 1988).
We have examined the petitioner's contentions and find that they are lacking in merit. In Lu v. Ashcroft, 259 F.3d 127 (3d Cir.2001), we reviewed the Lozada requirements for establishing ineffective assistance of counsel and found the standards to be reasonable.
Petitioner has failed to meet the burden established in Lu. Accordingly, the Petition for Review will be denied.