Jose Cruz Alvarez v. Eric Holder, Jr. , 400 F. App'x 266 ( 2010 )

FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 22 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JOSE LUIS CRUZ ALVAREZ, No. 09-73343
Petitioner, Agency No. A099-581-168
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted October 19, 2010 **
San Francisco, California
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, TALLMAN and BEA, Circuit Judges.
Petitioner Jose Luis Cruz Alvarez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions
for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of a motion for continuance regarding his
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
application for cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C.
§ 1252. We deny the petition for review.
The IJ did not abuse his discretion in denying Alvarez’s motion for a
continuance because Alvarez did not demonstrate good cause. 8 C.F.R. § 1003.29;
see Sandoval-Luna v. Mukasey, 526 F.3d 1243, 1247 (9th Cir. 2008) (reviewing for
abuse of discretion).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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