Ahmed v. Ashcroft

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: March 19, 2004
• Docket: 03-1916
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 03-1916

SAID AHMED,

Petitioner,

versus

JOHN ASHCROFT, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (A77-872-556)

Submitted: February 20, 2004 Decided: March 19, 2004

Before MICHAEL, TRAXLER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Allan Ebert, LAW OFFICES OF ALLAN EBERT, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, William M. Martin, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Said Ahmed, a native and citizen of Ethiopia, petitions

for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

(“Board”) denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We

have reviewed the record and the Board’s order and find that the

Board did not abuse its discretion in denying Ahmed’s motion to

reopen. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(a) (2003); INS v. Doherty, 502 U.S.

314, 323-24 (1992). Accordingly, we deny the petition for review

on the reasoning of the Board. See In re: Ahmed, No. A77-872-556

(B.I.A. June 26, 2003). We dispense with oral argument because the

facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the

materials before the court and argument would not aid the

decisional process.

PETITION DENIED

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