Gomez

Gomez v. Gonzales

Good Law
246 F. App'x 452
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 24, 2007No. 07-70807California338 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order adopting and affirming an Immigration Judge’s order denying petitioners Tomas Quiroz Gomez, Marcelina Quiroz Torres, and Hector Manuel Quiroz Torres’ applications for cancellation of removal.

A review of the administrative record demonstrates that petitioner Hector Manuel Quiroz Torres has presented no evidence that he has a qualifying relative as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(D). See Molinar-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1093-94 (9th Cir.2002). The BIA therefore correctly concluded that, as a matter of law, petitioner was ineligible for cancellation of removal. Accordingly, respondent’s motion for summary disposition is granted with regard to Hector Manuel Quiroz Torres 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).

*454 We have reviewed the opposition to the motion to dismiss this petition for review for lack of jurisdiction with regard to petitioners Tomas Quiroz Gomez and Marcelina Quiroz Torres, and we conclude that petitioners have…

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