Gamez-Montoya

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 29 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FERNANDO ALONSO GAMEZ- No. 23-1395 MONTOYA, Agency No.

A202-013-861

Petitioner,

v. MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted October 21, 2024** Phoenix, Arizona

Before: TASHIMA, M. SMITH, and BADE, Circuit Judges.

Fernando Gamez-Montoya (Gamez-Montoya), a native and citizen of

Mexico, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals

(BIA) denying his motion to reopen his immigration proceedings. Through the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). motion, Gamez-Montoya sought administrative closure pending adjudication of his

wife’s U-1 nonimmigrant…