U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2004

Valle-Ortiz v. Ashcroft

Valle-Ortiz v. Ashcroft
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided February 25, 2004 · Fernandez, Fletcher, Tallman
89 F. App'x 99

Valle-Ortiz v. Ashcroft

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM**

Sara Valle-Ortiz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for cancellation of removal. We dismiss in part and deny in part.

We lack jurisdiction over the IJ’s “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” determination because it involves an exercise of discretion. See Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 892 (9th Cir. 2003).

Valle-Ortiz’ contention that the BIA’s summary affirmance procedure violates due process is foreclosed by our decision in Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 851 (9th Cir. 2003).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.

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.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.