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Lopez-Villanueva v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 6, 2011
408 F. App'x 28 (9th Cir. 2011)

Opinion

No. 08-73242.

Submitted December 14, 2010.

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed January 6, 2011.

Helen B. Zebel, Esquire, Law Office of Helen B. Zebel, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.

Carol Federighi, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, Oil, Andrew B. Insenga, Trial, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A079-287-488.

Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. * The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Florencio Lopez-Villanueva, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's continuous physical presence determination, Ibarra-Flores v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 614, 618 (9th Cir. 2006), and review de novo claims of constitutional violations in immigration proceedings, Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir. 2003). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency's determination that Lopez-Villanueva did not meet the continuous physical presence requirement where the record includes a Notice and Order of Expedited Removal as well as other government documents corroborating the expedited removal. See Juarez-Ramos v. Gonzales, 485 F.3d 509, 511 (9th Cir. 2007) (expedited removal order interrupts an alien's continuous physical presence for cancellation purposes).

Lopez-Villaneuva's due process claims fail because he cannot demonstrate prejudice. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring prejudice for a petitioner to prevail on a due process claim); see also Espinoza v. INS, 45 F.3d 308, 310-11 (9th Cir. 1995) (presuming reliability of authenticated immigration forms).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Lopez-Villanueva v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 6, 2011
408 F. App'x 28 (9th Cir. 2011)
Case details for

Lopez-Villanueva v. Holder

Case Details

Full title:Florencio LOPEZ-VILLANUEVA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jan 6, 2011

Citations

408 F. App'x 28 (9th Cir. 2011)