Rodriguez-Uribe

Rodriguez-Uribe v. Gonzales

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237 F. App'x 266
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 21, 2007No. 06-71332California600 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Octavio Rodriguez-Uribe petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) order finding him removable and denying his application for cancellation of removal. To the extent that we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA correctly found that Rodriguez-Uribe was removable because he had been convicted of violating a law relating to a controlled substance. 1 The Government introduced an Information which charged Rodriguez-Uribe with transporting methamphetamine, a controlled substance, 2 in violation of California Health and Safety Code § 11379(a). The Government also introduced an Abstract of Judgment which indicated that Rodriguez-Uribe pled guilty to and was convicted of the charge in the Information. Together, these documents sufficiently prove that Rodriguez-Uribe was convicted of transporting methamphetamine, rather than some other conduct prohibited by § 11379(a). 3 We therefore deny the portion of Rodriguez-Uribe’s petition for review challenging his removability.

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s order…

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