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Cruz v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 24, 2008
294 F. App'x 367 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 06-71245.

Submitted September 8, 2008.

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

Filed September 24, 2008.

Sung U. Park, Esq., Law Offices of Sung U. Park, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.

Yolanda Millan Cruz, Garden Grove, CA, pro se.

CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, William C. Erb, Jr., Esq., 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 No. A075-504-844.

Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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


Yolanda Millan Cruz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying her motion to reopen removal proceedings. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Perez v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 770, 773 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion or violate due process because it properly considered Millan Cruz's motion to reopen and determined that the likelihood of her husband obtaining cancellation of removal on remand was too speculative to establish her own prima facie eligibility for relief. See Ordonez v. INS, 345 F.3d 777, 784 (9th Cir. 2003) (to establish a prima facie case, the evidence must reveal a reasonable likelihood that the statutory requirements for relief have been satisfied).

We lack jurisdiction to consider Millan Cruz's remaining contentions because this petition for review is not timely as to the BIA's underlying order summarily affirming the immigration judge's decision. See Singh v. INS, 315 F.3d 1186, 1188 (9th Cir. 2003).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.


Summaries of

Cruz v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 24, 2008
294 F. App'x 367 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Cruz v. Mukasey

Case Details

Full title:Yolanda Millan CRUZ, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 24, 2008

Citations

294 F. App'x 367 (9th Cir. 2008)