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Gonzalez v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 19, 2008
289 F. App'x 257 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 08-70960.

Submitted August 11, 2008.

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

Filed August 19, 2008.

Lorenzo Cruz Gonzalez, Santa Ana, CA, pro se.

Peter H. Matson, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, CAC-District Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, 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 No. A97-857-955.

Before: CANBY, LEAVY and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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


This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision denying petitioner's motion to reissue the prior decision denying petitioner's application for cancellation of removal.

After reviewing the record, we conclude the BIA did not abuse its discretion denying petitioner's motion to reissue after petitioner contended he did not receive the decision. See Singh v. Gonzales, 494 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2007). The BIA noted that the decision denying the appeal was mailed to the address petitioner provided in his notice of appeal to the BIA. Petitioner moved from that address and failed to provide notice of the change, but also stated in his motion to reissue that he has lived "in the same address" and has experienced problems with mail delivery. In light of the ambiguous information provided to the agency, the BIA did not abuse its discretion by finding petitioner's statements insufficient to rebut the presumption of receipt or by denying the motion to reissue. Cf. id. at 1172-73 (remanding where BIA failed to acknowledge affidavits of non-receipt and failed to explain conclusion that decision was properly mailed). We therefore grant respondent's motion for summary denial of the petition.

The motion for stay of voluntary departure, filed after the departure period had expired, is denied. See Garcia v. Ashcroft, 368 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir. 2004).

All other pending motions are denied as moot. The temporary stay of removal confirmed by Ninth Circuit General Order 6.4(c) and Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d 741 (9th Cir. 2004), shall continue in effect until issuance of the mandate.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Gonzalez v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 19, 2008
289 F. App'x 257 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Gonzalez v. Mukasey

Case Details

Full title:Lorenzo Cruz GONZALEZ, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 19, 2008

Citations

289 F. App'x 257 (9th Cir. 2008)