Francisco Sanchez-Fuentes v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

9 F.3d 1553 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Francisco SANCHEZ-FUENTES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-70625. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 1, 1993. * Decided Nov. 9, 1993. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Francisco Sanchez-Fuentes petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") decision. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a, and we deny the petition for review. 3 Sanchez-Fuentes contends that the BIA erred in affirming the immigration judge's ("IJ") order denying his motion for a change of venue. We disagree. An immigration judge may grant a change of venue for "good cause", 8 C.F.R. § 3.19 (b), and the denials of such motions must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Baires v. INS, 856 F.2d 89, 92 (9th Cir.1988). The decision whether to grant a motion for change of venue is committed…