Case Name: Maria CEBALLOS DE ZAVALA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-11-30
Citations: 357 F. App'x 822
Docket Number: No. 07-70516
Parties: Maria CEBALLOS DE ZAVALA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 357
Pages: 822–823

Head Matter:
Maria CEBALLOS DE ZAVALA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 07-70516.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 17, 2009.
Filed Nov. 30, 2009.
Kimberly S. Greer, Morrison & Foer-ster, LLP, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner.
CAS-District Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Diego, CA, Thomas Fatouros, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Maria Cebados De Zavala, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying her motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, and de novo claims of due process violations, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration proceedings. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir.2005). We deny the petition for review.
The BIA correctly determined that Cebados De Zavala did not meet the requirements for asserting an ineffective assistance of counsel claim set forth in Matter of Lazada, 19 I. & N. Dec. 637, 639 (BIA 1988). See Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft, 339 F.3d 814, 824 (9th Cir.2003). Both Ceballos De Zavala's notification to former counsel and bar complaint did not include critical details of his alleged ineffective assistance, rendering counsel unable to meaningfully respond to the allegations against him. See Reyes v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 592, 594, 598-99 (9th Cir.2004) (emphasizing the importance of notifying counsel, and providing a meaningful opportunity to respond). Contrary to Ceballos De Zavala's contention, the alleged ineffective assistance is not plain on the face of the record. Cf. Castillo-Perez v. INS, 212 F.3d 518, 526-27 (9th Cir.2000). The BIA therefore acted within its discretion in denying the motion.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.