Bernardo Ontiveros-Lopez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2000-05-24

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W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: Petitioner Bernardo Ontiveros-Lopez seeks review of three decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). Ontiveros-Lopez alleges that he was denied due process of law because of ineffective assistance of counsel at his deportation hearing. Despite Ontiveros-Lopez’s asserted innocence, counsel did not dispute deportability. Instead, his attorne…

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