NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MAY 24 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
PAULINO LUIS MARTINEZ-MENA, No. 07-70946
Petitioner, Agency No. A095-617-745
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted May 15, 2012 **
Before: CANBY, GRABER, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Paulino Luis Martinez-Mena, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal
from an immigration judge’s removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C.
§ 1252. We review de novo questions of law, Latter-Singh v. Holder, 668 F.3d
*
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).
1156, 1159 (9th Cir. 2012), and we deny the petition for review.
The BIA correctly determined that Martinez-Mena is statutorily ineligible
for cancellation of removal because his conviction under California Penal Code
§ 422 is for a crime involving moral turpitude. See 8 U.S.C.
§§ 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I), 1229b(b)(1)(C); Latter-Singh, 668 F.3d at 1163 (a
conviction under California Penal Code § 422 is categorically a crime involving
moral turpitude).
Martinez-Mena’s remaining contentions are unavailing.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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