Medina-Mungia v. Garland

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: August 8, 2023
• Docket: 21-401
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 8 2023 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARCELINO MEDINA-MUNGIA, No. 21-401 Agency No. Petitioner, A205-991-844 v. MEMORANDUM* MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted July 18, 2023 **

Before: SCHROEDER, RAWLINSON, and BADE, Circuit Judges.

Marcelino Medina-Mungia, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for

review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion

to remand removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252.

We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to remand. Movsisian

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1098 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for

review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to remand

where Medina-Mungia failed to establish prima facie eligibility for relief. See

Rodriguez v. INS, 841 F.2d 865, 867 (9th Cir. 1987) (“The formal requirements

of the motion to reopen and those of the motion to remand are for all practical

purposes the same.”); Ramirez-Munoz v. Lynch, 816 F.3d 1226, 1228 (9th Cir.

2016) (BIA may deny a motion to reopen for failure to establish prima facie

eligibility for the underlying relief sought).

The temporary stay of removal remains in place until the mandate issues.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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