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Fuentes-Soriano v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 18, 2006
180 F. App'x 733 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted May 15, 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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)

Rhoda Wilkinson Domingo, Esq., Kim D. Pedersen, Esq., Law Offices of Rhoda W. Domingo, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.

Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Norah Ascoli Schwarz, Esq., Francesco Isgro, 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. A77-165-720.

Before: B. FLETCHER, TROTT, and CALLAHAN, 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.

Gustavo Fuentes-Soriano, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of an

Page 734.

order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") summarily affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") order denying his application for cancellation of removal. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review due process claims de novo, see Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir.2005), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Fuentes-Soriano's contention that the IJ refused to allow him to present crucial witnesses is not supported by the record and therefore does not raise a colorable due process claim. See id. (to be colorable, the claim must have some possible validity).

Fuentes-Soriano's contention that the BIA's summary affirmance of the IJ's decision violates due process is foreclosed by Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 850-51 (9th Cir.2003).

We lack jurisdiction to review the discretionary hardship determination, see Martinez-Rosas, 424 F.3d at 930, as well as Fuentes-Soriano's contention that the agency misapplied relevant case law in making its conclusion, see 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 DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.


Summaries of

Fuentes-Soriano v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 18, 2006
180 F. App'x 733 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Fuentes-Soriano v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:Gustavo FUENTES-SORIANO, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: May 18, 2006

Citations

180 F. App'x 733 (9th Cir. 2006)

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