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Santana v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 2, 2006
196 F. App'x 497 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted: July 24, 2006.

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

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Robert L. Lewis, Esq., Law Office of Robert L. Lewis, Oakland, CA, for Petitioners.

Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Merri L. Hankins, Esq., DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.


On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A76-857-481, A76-857-480.

Before: ALARC§N, HAWKINS and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Francisco J. Santana and Maria L. Esparza, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying their applications for cancellation of removal. We dismiss the petition for review.

Page 498.

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA's discretionary determination that the petitioners failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 929 (9th Cir.2005).

The petitioners' contentions that the agency failed to consider all the factors relevant to their case, disregarded testimony regarding hardship to Esparza's United States Citizen mother, and misapplied the law to the facts of their case, do not state colorable due process claims. See id. 930 ("[t]raditional abuse of discretion challenges recast as alleged due process violations do not constitute colorable constitutional claims that would invoke our jurisdiction."); see also Sanchez-Cruz v. INS, 255 F.3d 775, 779 (9th Cir.2001) (holding that the "misapplication of case law" may not be reviewed).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.


Summaries of

Santana v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 2, 2006
196 F. App'x 497 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Santana v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:Francisco J. SANTANA; Maria L. Esparza, Petitioners, v. Alberto R…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 2, 2006

Citations

196 F. App'x 497 (9th Cir. 2006)