Case Name: Mukesh CHAND, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-08-03
Citations: 339 F. App'x 830
Docket Number: Nos. 03-73321, 05-73084
Parties: Mukesh CHAND, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 339
Pages: 830–831

Head Matter:
Mukesh CHAND, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Nos. 03-73321, 05-73084.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 29, 2009.
Filed Aug. 3, 2009.
Dominic Edward Capeci, I, Esquire, Law Offices of Kaiser and Capeci, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
Gregory Michael Keleh, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division/Office of Immigration, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
In these consolidated petitions, Mukesh Chand, a native and citizen of Fiji, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying his motion to reopen proceedings in order to apply for asylum based on changed country conditions (No. 03-73321) and the BIA's order denying his motion to reconsider (No. 05-73084). We review for abuse of discretion the denial of both motions to reopen and reconsider, and review de novo constitutional questions, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We deny the petition for review in No. 03-73321, and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition in No. 05-73084.
The BIA acted within its discretion in denying reopening because Chand failed to submit evidence of changed country conditions, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(1) (a motion to reopen "shall be supported by affidavits or other evidentiary material") and did not demonstrate he suffered prejudice as a result of his prior attorney's performance. See Mohammed, 400 F.3d at 793 (petitioner must show that counsel failed to perform with sufficient competence and that petitioner was prejudiced by counsel's performance).
The BIA was within its discretion in denying reconsideration because the motion was untimely. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(2).
We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA's decision not to exercise its sua sponte authority to reopen Chand's proceedings. See Ekimian v. INS, 303 F.3d 1153, 1159 (9th Cir.2002).
In No. 03-73321, PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
In No. 05-73084, PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part, DISMISSED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.