Guadalupe Herrera-Barriga v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

15 F.3d 1085 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Guadalupe HERRERA-BARRIGA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 92-70467. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 7, 1994. * Decided Jan. 12, 1994. 1 Before: GOODWIN, HALL, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Guadalupe Herrera-Barriga, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") summary dismissal of his appeal for failure to specify adequately the grounds for the appeal pursuant to 8 C.F.R. Sec. 3.1(d)(1-a)(i). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105a(a) and we deny the petition for review. 4 Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. Sec. 3.1(d)(1-a)(i), the BIA may summarily dismiss an appeal if an alien fails to specify the reasons for appeal in the notice of appeal. "We have held that summary dismissal by the BIA is appropriate if an alien submits no separate written brief or…