Case Name: Cesar Naar RAFFIN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-07-21
Citations: 143 F. App'x 26
Docket Number: No. 04-73535
Parties: Cesar Naar RAFFIN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, RAWLINSON and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 143
Pages: 26–28

Head Matter:
Cesar Naar RAFFIN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 04-73535.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 11, 2005.
Decided July 21, 2005.
James L. Rosenberg, Esq., Law Offices of James L. Rosenberg, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, San Francisco, CA, Linda S. Wendtland, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, RAWLINSON and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Cesar Naar Raffin, a native and citizen of Argentina, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision, which affirmed the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, relief under the Convention Against Torture, and his motion for a continuance. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We deny the petition.
"Where, as here, the BIA adopts the IJ's decision while adding its own reasons, we review both decisions." See Kataria v. INS, 232 F.3d 1107, 1112 (9th Cir.2000). The court reviews claims of due process violations de novo. Reyes-Palacios v. INS, 836 F.2d 1154, 1155 (9th Cir.1988). The court reviews the decision to deny a continuance for abuse of discretion. Baires v. INS, 856 F.2d 89, 91 (9th Cir.1988).
We conclude that the IJ's denial of a continuance did not violate Raffin's right to obtain counsel because Raffin waived his right to counsel at his hearing. Cf. Reyes-Palacios, 836 F.2d at 1155. Furthermore, we conclude that the IJ's denial of a continuance did not constitute an abuse of discretion, because Raffin had been granted two continuances, and because he was able to present his asylum claim. Cf. Rios-Berrios v. INS, 776 F.2d 859, 862-63 (9th Cir.1985).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.