Herrera-Lopez v. Holder

472 F. App'x 730

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Footnotes

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Anselmo Alonso Herrera-Lopez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision pretermitting his application for cancellation of removal and denying his motion for a continuance. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo claims of constitutional violations, and review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion for a continuance. Cruz Rendon v. Holder, 603 F.3d 1104, 1109 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

The IJ did not violate Herrera-Lopez’s right to due process by pretermitting his cancellation application without first giving him an opportunity to testify. Herrera-Lopez has failed to show that his testimony concerning the outcome of the criminal charges at issue may have affected his eligibility for relief. See id. at 1109 (to prevail on a due process claim, petitioner must show “that the outcome of the proceeding may have been affected by the alleged violation”) (citation omitted).

The IJ did not abuse his discretion by denying Herrera-Lopez’s request for a continuance where the proceedings had already been continued for more than a year to allow Herrera-Lopez to file his application, and he was expressly placed on notice during the previous hearing that the application must be complete. See id. at 1110 (setting forth factors to consider in reviewing the denial of a continuance).

Herrera-Lopez’s equal protection claim fails because he has not established that he was treated differently from similarly situated persons. See id. at 1109 n. 2.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.