Jose Cruz Alvarez v. Eric Holder, Jr., No. 09-73343 (9th Cir. 2010)

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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 22 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOSE LUIS CRUZ ALVAREZ, Petitioner, No. 09-73343 Agency No. A099-581-168 v. MEMORANDUM * ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted October 19, 2010 ** San Francisco, California Before: O SCANNLAIN, TALLMAN and BEA, Circuit Judges. Petitioner Jose Luis Cruz Alvarez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge s ( IJ ) denial of a motion for continuance regarding his * 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). application for cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We deny the petition for review. The IJ did not abuse his discretion in denying Alvarez s motion for a continuance because Alvarez did not demonstrate good cause. 8 C.F.R. § 1003.29; see Sandoval-Luna v. Mukasey, 526 F.3d 1243, 1247 (9th Cir. 2008) (reviewing for abuse of discretion). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2

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