Cortes-Godoy

Cortes-Godoy v. Mukasey

Good Law
255 F. App'x 170
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 19, 2007No. 07-71538California419 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of petitioners’ application for cancellation of removal pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b).

Respondent’s motion to dismiss this petition for review in part and for summary disposition in part is granted.

We have reviewed the response to the order to show cause and the motion to dismiss this petition for review for lack of jurisdiction in part, and we conclude that petitioners have failed to raise a colorable constitutional or legal claim to invoke our jurisdiction over this petition for review. See Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926 (9th Cir.2005); Torres-Aguilar v. INS, 246 F.3d 1267, 1271 (9th Cir.2001). Accordingly, respondent’s motion to dismiss this petition for review in part for lack of jurisdiction as to petitioners Eusebio Cortes-Godoy (Agency # A79-519-140) and Gloria Cortez-Gonzalez (Agency # A79-519-141) is 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 Cir.2002).

Respondent’s motion for summary disposition as…

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