Ruiz-Diaz

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing an appeal of an immigration judge's denial of cancellation of removal.

The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The Clerk shall amend the docket to reflect this status.

Appellant's motion for appointment of counsel is denied.

Respondent has filed a motion for summary disposition in part and for dismissal in part. Respondent's motion for summary disposition in part is granted because the questions raised by this petition for review are so insubstantial as not to require further argument. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir.1982) (per curiam). The record re-fleets that the BIA did not err in concluding that petitioner was removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(B) because of his convictions for controlled substances violations. Accordingly, this petition for review is denied in part.

Respondent's motion to dismiss this petition for review in part for lack of jurisdiction is also granted. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(B)(i); Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 327 F.3d 887, 892 (9th Cir.2003); Montero-Martinez v. Ashcroft, 277 F.3d 1137, 1144 (9th…