Wissam Atwi v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 23 2012

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WISSAM ALI ATWI, No. 08-73973

Petitioner, Agency No. A077-323-802

v.

MEMORANDUM *

ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted April 17, 2012 **

Before: LEAVY, PAEZ, and BEA, Circuit Judges.

Wissam Ali Atwi, a native and citizen of Lebanon, petitions for review of

the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”)

decision denying his motion to continue. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C.

§ 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to continue and

* 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). review de novo due process claims. Sandoval-Luna v. Mukasey, 526 F.3d 1243,

1246 (9th Cir. 2008) (per…