Case Name: Adan PARTIDA-NUNEZ, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-10-30
Citations: 699 F. App'x 757
Docket Number: No. 16-73239
Parties: Adan PARTIDA-NUNEZ, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 699
Pages: 757–758

Head Matter:
Adan PARTIDA-NUNEZ, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 16-73239
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted October 23, 2017
Filed October 30, 2017
Elena E. Tsiprin, Attorney, Law Offices of Elena E. Tsiprin, Bellevue, WA, for Petitioner
David Nicholas Harling, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Suzanne N. Nardone, Esquire, OIL, DOJ—U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent
Before: LEAVY, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Adan Partida-Nunez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") or der denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Avagyan v. Holder, 646 F.3d 672, 674 (9th Cir. 2011). We deny the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to show prejudice, where Partida-Nunez offered no new contentions or evidence of plausible grounds for relief, and therefore did not establish that prior counsel's performance may have affected the outcome of his proceedings. See Morales Apolinar v. Mukasey, 514 F.3d 893, 898 (9th Cir. 2008) (to establish prejudice resulting from counsel's deficient performance in failing to apply for relief, a petitioner must show plausible grounds for relief).
The record does not support Partida-Nunez's contention that the agency ignored evidence of his alleged eligibility for relief or that it failed to provide sufficient reasoning. See Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 990 (9th Cir. 2010).
Because these determinations are dis-positive, we do not reach Partida-Nunez's contentions regarding his prior counsel's performance. See Simeonav v, Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532, 538 (9th Cir. 2004) (courts and agencies are not required to reach non-dispositive issues).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.