NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MAR 22 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
JESUS MARIO SANCHEZ-SANCHEZ, No. 09-72041
Petitioner, Agency No. A095-413-047
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted March 8, 2011 **
Before: FARRIS, LEAVY, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Jesus Mario Sanchez-Sanchez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for cancellation of
removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of
*
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).
discretion the denial of a motion to continue and de novo claims of constitutional
violations in immigration proceedings, Sandoval-Luna v. Mukasey, 526 F.3d 1243,
1246 (9th Cir. 2008) (per curiam), and we deny the petition for review.
The IJ did not abuse his discretion or violate due process in denying a
continuance because Sanchez-Sanchez did not demonstrate good cause. See 8
C.F.R. § 1003.29 (an IJ may grant a motion for continuance for good cause
shown); Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error for a
petitioner to prevail on a due process claim).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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