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

Lopez-Ruiz v. Holder

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided March 24, 2010 · Schroeder, Pregerson, Rawlinson

371 F. App'x 843

Counsel

John Wolfgang Gehart, Carlos Vellanow-eth, Elena Yampolsky, Vellanoweth & Ge-hart, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner., Julie M. Iversen, Trial, OIL, Margaret Kuehne Taylor, James A. Hurley, Anh-Thu P. Mai-Windle, Senior Litigation Counsel, Mark A. Walters, Esquire, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Ignacio Lopez-Ruiz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration *844 judge’s denial of his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law. Cazarez-Gutier-rez v. Ashcroft, 382 F.3d 905, 909 (9th Cir. 2004). We deny the petition for review.

Lopez-Ruiz’s contention that his conviction under Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11358 is not an aggravated felony is foreclosed by United States v. Reveles-Espinoza, 522 F.3d 1044, 1047-48 (9th Cir. 2008). The agency properly concluded that Lopez-Ruiz was not eligible for cancellation of removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a)(3).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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

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