Raul Saucedo Ornelas v. Eric Holder, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Raul Saucedo Ornelas v. Eric Holder, Jr., 471 F. App'x 743 (9th Cir. 2012)

Raul Saucedo Ornelas v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Raul Saucedo Ornelas, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying a continuance. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a continuance, and review de *744 novo due process claims. Sandoval-Luna v. Mukasey, 526 F.3d 1243, 1246 (9th Cir. 2008). We deny the petition for review.

The agency did not abuse its discretion in declining to continue Ornelas’ proceedings on the ground that Ornelas failed to show good cause. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.29 (IJ has authority to grant a continuance upon a showing of good cause); Sandoval-Luna, 526 F.3d at 1247 (no abuse of discretion in denial of continuance where relief was not immediately available to petitioner). It follows that Ornelas’ due process claim fails. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error and prejudice for a petitioner to prevail on a due process claim).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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

Reference

Full Case Name
Raul Saucedo ORNELAS, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished