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Romero v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 16, 2007
225 F. App'x 554 (9th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 05-75673.

Submitted March 12, 2007.

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

Filed March 16, 2007.

Elsa I. Martinez, Esq., Martinez Goldsby Associates, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioners.

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, Carol Federighi, Esq., 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 Nos. A75-755-306, A75-475-164.

Before: KOZINSKI, LEAVY, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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


Husband and wife Jose de Jesus Rodriguez Romero and Maria Elena Rodriguez Zoni seek review of the orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding an immigration judge's ("IJ") order denying their applications for cancellation of removal. We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

We lack jurisdiction to review the discretionary determination that petitioners failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a qualifying relative, see Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 890 (9th Cir. 2003), and petitioners' contentions regarding the conduct of the hearings and the adequacy of the IJ's decision do not state a colorable due process claim. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 930 (9th Cir. 2005) ("[t]raditional abuse of discretion challenges recast as alleged due process violations do not constitute colorable constitutional claims that would invoke our jurisdiction."); see also Sanchez-Cruz v. INS, 255 F.3d 775, 779 (9th Cir. 2001) (holding that the "misapplication of case law" may not be reviewed).

We are not persuaded by petitioners' constitutional challenges regarding the right to family. See Urbano de Malaluan v. INS, 577 F.2d 589, 594 (9th Cir. 1978); see also Mamanee v. INS, 566 F.2d 1103, 1106 (9th Cir. 1977).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part and DENIED in part.


Summaries of

Romero v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 16, 2007
225 F. App'x 554 (9th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

Romero v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:Jose de Jesus Rodriguez ROMERO; et al., Petitioners, v. Alberto R…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 16, 2007

Citations

225 F. App'x 554 (9th Cir. 2007)