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Lopez-Guerra v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 29, 2008
305 F. App'x 416 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 06-73929.

Submitted December 17, 2008.

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

Filed December 29, 2008.

David Neumeister, Esquire, Bakersfield, CA, Petitioner.

Kurt B. Larson, Esquire, Jennifer L. Lightbody, Esquire, OIL, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A070-665-094.

Before: GOODWIN, RYMER, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.


MEMORANDUM

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


Maria Luisa Lopez-Guerra, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying her application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review the agency's continuous physical presence determination for substantial evidence. Lopez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 847, 850-51 (9th Cir. 2004). We deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that Lopez-Guerra met her burden to establish continuous physical presence where she failed to provide sufficient supporting documentation or witnesses attesting to her presence prior to 1993. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir. 1999) (a contrary result is not compelled where there is "[t]he possibility of drawing two inconsistent conclusions from the evidence") (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Lopez-Guerra v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 29, 2008
305 F. App'x 416 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Lopez-Guerra v. Mukasey

Case Details

Full title:MARIA LUISA LOPEZ-GUERRA, Petitioner, v. MICHAEL B. MUKASEY, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Dec 29, 2008

Citations

305 F. App'x 416 (9th Cir. 2008)