Faty v. Ashcroft

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: August 18, 2003
• Docket: 03-1187
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 03-1187

SEKOUBA FATY,

Petitioner,

versus

JOHN ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. (A70-504-622)

Submitted: July 23, 2003 Decided: August 18, 2003

Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Randall L. Johnson, JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Arlington, Virginia, for Petitioner. Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. Keener, Deputy Director, Greg D. Mack, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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:

Sekouba Faty, a native and citizen of Mali, petitions for

review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”).

The order denied his motion to reconsider the Board’s dismissal of

his appeal from the immigration judge’s order denying his

applications for asylum and withholding of removal. We have

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

did not abuse its discretion in denying Faty’s motion to

reconsider. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(a) (2003). Accordingly, we deny

the petition for review on the reasoning of the Board. See In re:

Faty, No. A70-504-622 (B.I.A. Jan. 13, 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