Therese Vanguere v. Eric Holder, Jr. ( 2012 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-1122
THERESE VANGUERE,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals.
Submitted: June 28, 2012 Decided: July 13, 2012
Before MOTZ, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Therese Vanguere, Petitioner Pro Se. Todd J. Cochran, Office of
Immigration Litigation, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Therese Vanguere, a native and citizen of the Central
African Republic, petitions for review of the Board of
Immigration Appeals’ (“Board”) order denying her motion to
reopen immigration proceedings. In her pro se pleadings in this
court, Vanguere has failed to raise any arguments responsive to
the Board’s reasoning for denying her motion to reopen. See 4th
Cir. R. 34(b) (directing appealing parties to present specific
arguments in an informal brief and stating that this court’s
review on appeal is limited to the issues raised in the informal
brief); Yousefi v. INS, 260 F.3d 318, 326 (4th Cir. 2001)
(stating failure to raise an issue in an opening brief results
in abandonment of that issue). We therefore conclude that
Vanguere has forfeited appellate review of the sole order that
is the subject of this petition for review. Accordingly, we
deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the
Board. See In re: Vanguere (B.I.A. Dec. 28, 2011). We further
deny the pending motion for the appointment of counsel. We
dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the
court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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