U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2010

Martinez-Godinez v. Holder

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided February 24, 2010 · Fernandez, Gould, Smith

366 F. App'x 820

Counsel

Edgardo Quintanilla, Esq., Sherman Oaks, CA, for Petitioner., 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, William C. Erb, Jr., Esq., Greg D. Mack, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

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

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s decision declining to exercise its sua sponte authority to reopen proceedings. See Ekimian v. INS, 303 F.3d 1153, 1159 (9th Cir. 2002).

We also lack jurisdiction over the BIA’s denial of a request for administrative closure. See Diaz-Covarrubias v. Mukasey, 551 F.3d 1114, 1120 (9th Cir. 2009).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.

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

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