U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2006

Martinez v. Gonzales

Martinez v. Gonzales
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided August 3, 2006
196 F. App'x 544

Martinez v. Gonzales

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Jose Ayala Martinez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We dismiss the petition for review.

The evidence Ayala Martinez presented with his motion to reopen concerned the *545same basic hardship grounds as his application for cancellation of removal. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 602-03 (9th Cir. 2006). We therefore lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s determination that the evidence was insufficient to establish a prima facie case of hardship. See id. at 601 (holding that if “the BIA determines that a motion to reopen proceedings in which there has already been an unreviewable discretionary determination concerning a statutory prerequisite to relief does not make out a prima facie case for that relief,” 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i) bars this court from revisiting the merits).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.

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.

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