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Hernandez-Mendoza v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jun 15, 2007
234 F. App'x 659 (9th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 05-76355.

Submitted June 5, 2007.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed June 15, 2007.

William Baker, Esq., Chula Vista, CA, for Petitioner.

District Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Diego, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Joseph A. O'Connell, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A91-720-664.

Before: LEAVY, RYMER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Rolando Hernandez-Mendoza seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding an immigration judge's order denying his application for cancellation of removal. We dismiss the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the discretionary determination that an applicant has failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative, see Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 890 (9th Cir. 2003), and Hernandez-Mendoza does not raise a colorable due process claim, see Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir. 2005) ("traditional abuse of discretion challenges recast as alleged due process violations do not constitute colorable constitutional claims that would invoke our jurisdiction"). We do not consider Hernandez-Mendoza's contention regarding the other elements of statutory eligibility because Hernandez-Mendoza's failure to establish hardship is dispositive.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.


Summaries of

Hernandez-Mendoza v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jun 15, 2007
234 F. App'x 659 (9th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

Hernandez-Mendoza v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:Rolando HERNANDEZ-MENDOZA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jun 15, 2007

Citations

234 F. App'x 659 (9th Cir. 2007)