Manuel Valenzuela v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

962 F.2d 16 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Manuel VALENZUELA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 90-70682. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 13, 1992. Decided May 8, 1992. 1 Before CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges, and MUECKE, District Court Judge * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Petitioner Valenzuela appeals the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) summary dismissal of his appeal. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 4 Valenzuela was admitted to the United States in May of 1981 as a lawful permanent resident. On June 27, 1986, he was convicted in Maricopa County, Arizona of the felony of attempted possession of a narcotic drug, cocaine. Valenzuela was fined, his sentence suspended and he was placed on probation for two years. 5 On April 2, 1987, Valenzuela was charged by an Order to Show Cause (OSC) with deportability for having been convicted of a violation of any law…