Surinder Singh v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision**
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
SURINDER SINGH,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 08-70514
Agency No. A079-375-080
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted February 15, 2012**
San Francisco, California
Before: THOMAS, GOULD, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
In prior pleadings, Singh’s attorney filed a motion to withdraw as Counsel of
Record. In his motion, counsel stated that Singh had departed the United States
approximately six months previously and had failed to cooperate with counsel’s
efforts to prosecute this case. We granted the motion to withdraw, deferred
FILED
FEB 17 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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submission of the case, and issued Singh an order to show cause why his appeal
should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Singh responded by letter that he
had left the United States and no longer wished to prosecute his petition for review.
Given the response, we resubmitted the case and now dismiss the petition for
review for failure to prosecute.
DISMISSED.

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