John Rillera v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 16 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOHN DELMENDO RILLERA, No. 18-70653

Petitioner, Agency No. A041-901-277

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted March 14, 2022** San Francisco, California

Before: BEA, CHRISTEN, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner John Delmendo Rillera, a citizen of the Philippines, seeks review

of a final decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his

appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his request for a continuance

and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction

* 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). pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1), see Garcia v. Lynch, 798 F.3d 876, 879-81…