Fonseca-Ramirez

Fonseca-Ramirez v. Mukasey

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287 F. App'x 552
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 30, 2008No. 04-73367California299 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jose Luis Fonseca-Ramirez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to remand, and dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his motion to terminate proceedings and ordering him removed. Our jurisdic *553 tion is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Fernandez-Ruiz v. Gonzales, 468 F.3d 1159, 1163 (9th Cir.2006). We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to remand. Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1098 (9th Cir.2005). We review de novo questions of law. Cazarez-Gutierrez v. Ashcroft, 382 F.3d 905, 909 (9th Cir. 2004). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Fonseca-Ramirez’s motion to remand because the record indicates that the IJ reviewed Fonseca-Ramirez’s pleadings with current counsel at the April 7, 2003 merits hearing. Moreover, the IJ properly used the abstract of judgment to establish the fact of Fonseca-Ramirez’s conviction. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(3)(B) (listing permissible documents for proof of conviction).

Fonseca-Ramirez failed to exhaust before the BIA his…

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