Melionardo Evangelista De Guzman v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

47 F.3d 1175 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Melionardo Evangelista de GUZMAN, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. Nos. 94-70055, 93-70644. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 10, 1995. * Decided Feb. 24, 1995. Petition for Review of Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals, No. Afn-hoy-fxy. BIA PETITIONS DENIED. Before: TROTT, FERNANDEZ, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Melionardo de Guzman petitions for review of the ruling of the Board of Immigration Appeals which affirmed the Immigration Judge's denial of his motion for a continuance, and found that the Tagalog interpreter was adequate. He also petitions for review of a second BIA decision, which denied his motion to reopen deportation proceedings. We deny both petitions. DISCUSSION 3 1. De Guzman argues that the IJ erred in refusing to allow his counsel to take the interpreter on voir dire to determine his qualifications.…