Edgar Leonel Franco-Morales v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

73 F.3d 368 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Edgar Leonel FRANCO-MORALES, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 95-70332. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 19, 1995. * Decided Dec. 29, 1995. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Edgar Leonel Franco Morales, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals summarily dismissing his appeal from a decision of an immigration judge denying his request for asylum and withholding of deportation. The BIA dismissed the appeal pursuant to 8 C.F.R. Sec. 3.1(d)(1-a)(i)(A) on the ground that Morales failed to specify the reasons for his appeal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1105 (a), and we deny the petition for review. 3 Morales' notice of appeal, submitted by counsel, stated precisely: 4 Respondent has showed by unconverted clear and convincing evidence that…