IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
December 7, 2009
No. 08-61056 Charles R. Fulbruge III
Summary Calendar Clerk
ESSIEN ITAM ESSIEN
Petitioner
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., U.S. Attorney General
Respondent
Petition For Review
Board Of Immigration Appeals
A096 028 307
Before JOLLY, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Petitioner Essien Itam Essien, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis,
petitions for review of the October 28, 2008 Final Order of Deportation or
Removal of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). Our review of the briefs,
pleadings, and administrative record satisfies us that this Petition for Review
should be dismissed in part and denied in part. As noted in the Respondent’s
appellate brief, (1) Petitioner has failed to set forth with specificity any
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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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argument in support of the issues advanced for review; (2) we lack jurisdiction
over the BIA’s decision of March 18, 2009; (3) our jurisdiction to review the
October 28, 2008 decision of the BIA is severely limited by Petitioner’s failure to
demonstrate exceptional circumstances with specificity; and (4) any disposition
by this court of the BIA’s denial of Petitioner’s Motion To Reopen would be futile,
mooting any such review. Accordingly, the Petition for Review filed with this
court by Petitioner is
DISMISSED in part and DENIED in part.
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