U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2007

Gomez v. Gonzales

Gomez v. Gonzales
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided August 24, 2007 · Kleinfeld, Schroeder, Smith
246 F. App'x 452

Gomez v. Gonzales

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order adopting and affirming an Immigration Judge’s order denying petitioners Tomas Quiroz Gomez, Marcelina Quiroz Torres, and Hector Manuel Quiroz Torres’ applications for cancellation of removal.

A review of the administrative record demonstrates that petitioner Hector Manuel Quiroz Torres has presented no evidence that he has a qualifying relative as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(D). See Molinar-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1093-94 (9th Cir. 2002). The BIA therefore correctly concluded that, as a matter of law, petitioner was ineligible for cancellation of removal. Accordingly, respondent’s motion for summary disposition is granted with regard to Hector Manuel Quiroz Torres because the questions raised by this petition for review are so insubstantial as not to require further argument. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir. 1982) (per curiam).

*454We have reviewed the opposition to the motion to dismiss this petition for review for lack of jurisdiction with regard to petitioners Tomas Quiroz Gomez and Marcelina Quiroz Torres, and we conclude that petitioners have failed to raise a color-able constitutional or legal claim to invoke our jurisdiction over this petition for review. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845 (9th Cir. 2003); Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1271 (9th Cir. 2001). Accordingly, respondent’s motion to dismiss this petition for review for lack of jurisdiction with regard to petitioners Tomas Quiroz Gomez and Marcelina Quiroz Torres is granted. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i); Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 892 (9th Cir. 2003); Montero-Martinez v. Ashcroft, 277 F.3d 1137, 1144 (9th Cir. 2002).

All other pending motions are denied as moot. The temporary stay of removal and voluntary departure 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 in part; DISMISSED in part.

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

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