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Dugue-Bailon v. Ashcroft

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 18, 2003
85 F. App'x 29 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion

Submitted December 8, 2003.

This 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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)

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Tifany E. Markee, Law Offices of Milner & Markee, LLP, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner.

Regional Counsel, Western Region, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Laguna Niguel, CA, District Director, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Office of Immigration Judge, San Diego, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, David J. Kline, Esq., Huge G. Mullane, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.


Before GOODWIN, WALLACE, and TROTT, 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 Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Bulmaro Duque-Bailon, native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the decision of Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.

Duque-Bailon filed a motion to reopen with the BIA arguing ineffective assistance of prior counsel. The BIA denied petitioner's motion to reopen both because it was untimely and because petitioners could not show "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship," and thus could not show prima facie eligibility for cancellation of removal. We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA's denial because it ultimately rests on the discretionary determination that petitioners failed to satisfy the "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship" requirement. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 855 (9th Cir.2003); Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 892 (9th Cir.2003).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.


Summaries of

Dugue-Bailon v. Ashcroft

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 18, 2003
85 F. App'x 29 (9th Cir. 2003)
Case details for

Dugue-Bailon v. Ashcroft

Case Details

Full title:Bulmaro DUQUE-BAILON, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Dec 18, 2003

Citations

85 F. App'x 29 (9th Cir. 2003)