Cesar Pena-Leyva v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 13 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CESAR PENA-LEYVA, No. 17-72262

Petitioner, Agency No. A078-056-638

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted April 11, 2022** San Francisco, California

Before: BYBEE and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and MORRIS,*** District Judge.

Petitioner Cesar Pena-Leyva (“Pena-Leyva”) petitions for review of a

decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) affirming an Immigration

* 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). *** The Honorable Brian M. Morris, United States District Judge for the District of Montana, sitting by designation. Judge’s denial of his application for protection under the Convention Against

Torture (“CAT”). Exercising…