Bravo Leyva v. Holder

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 24 2012 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ESMERALDA BRAVO LEYVA, No. 04-73656 Petitioner, Agency No. A095-192-799 v. MEMORANDUM * ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted July 17, 2012 ** Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges. Esmeralda Bravo Leyva, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We deny the petition for review. * 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). In her opening brief, Bravo Leyva has failed to raise, and therefore has waived, any challenge to the agency’s denial of her application for cancellation of removal for failure to show the requisite continuous physical presence, good moral character, and hardship. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 1996) (issues that are not specifically raised and argued in a party’s opening brief are waived). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 04-73656