Case: 13-60409 Document: 00512503620 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/16/2014
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 13-60409 January 16, 2014
Summary Calendar
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
JOHN OKELLO OBIERO,
Petitioner
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent
Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A096 683 875
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Kenyan citizen John Okello Obiero petitions for review of the decision of
the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion for
reconsideration and reopening following the denial of his motion for a
continuance in his removal proceeding to allow for the consideration of a
petition for an alien filed by his wife on his behalf.
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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Obiero contends that the BIA’s decision denying a continuance was
erroneous in numerous respects. He raises no specific issues as to the evidence
presented in support of his motion to reopen. He does not argue that the BIA
erred by denying the motion for reconsideration on the basis that he raised
issues that already had been raised or could have been raised in his previous
administrative appeal. Obiero is represented by counsel, and his brief is not
entitled to liberal construction. See Woodfox v. Cain, 609 F.3d 774, 792 (5th
Cir. 2010). He has failed to brief the relevant issues for this court’s
consideration as to the motion for reconsideration or reopening.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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