Ramirez-Ruiz v. Immigration & Naturalization Service , 52 F. App'x 321 ( 2002 )


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  •                     United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 02-2001
    ___________
    Victor A. Ramirez-Ruiz,                *
    *
    Petitioner,               *
    * Petition for Review of
    v.                               * an Order of the Immigration
    * and Naturalization Service.
    Immigration and Naturalization         *
    Service; John D. Ashcroft, Attorney    *     [UNPUBLISHED]
    General of the United States,          *
    *
    Respondents.              *
    ___________
    Submitted: December 3, 2002
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    ___________
    Before LOKEN, BYE, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
    ___________
    PER CURIAM.
    Guatemalan citizen Victor Ramirez-Ruiz petitions for review of an order of the
    Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which summarily dismissed his appeal from an
    Immigration Judge’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal,
    and protection under the Torture Convention. The BIA concluded that summary
    dismissal was appropriate under 
    8 C.F.R. § 3.1
    (d)(2)(i)(D) (2002) because Ramirez-
    Ruiz failed to file a brief after indicating on his Form EOIR-26 that he would do so.
    On appeal, however, Ramirez-Ruiz argues only that the Immigration Judge abused
    his discretion in denying the asylum petition. Because Ramirez-Ruiz does not
    challenge the BIA’s summary dismissal, he has waived any challenge to this
    independent basis for the BIA’s decision. See United States v. Gonzales, 
    90 F.3d 1363
    , 1369-70 (8th Cir. 1996) (failure to assign error or discuss contention in
    appellate brief is deemed abandonment of issue).
    Accordingly, the petition for review is denied.
    A true copy.
    Attest:
    CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 02-2001

Citation Numbers: 52 F. App'x 321

Judges: Loken, Bye, Riley

Filed Date: 12/12/2002

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/6/2024