JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ-CORTES V. ERIC HOLDER, JR., No. 10-73486 (9th Cir. 2014)

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FILED JUN 17 2014 NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ-CORTES, a.k.a. Jose L. Cortes, a.k.a. Jose Luis Sanchez, a.k.a. Jose L. Sanchez Cortes, a.k.a. Jose Luis Sanchez Cortez, No. 10-73486 Agency No. A098-249-001 MEMORANDUM* Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted June 12, 2014** Before: McKEOWN, WARDLAW, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges. Jose Luis Sanchez-Cortes, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge s decision denying his application for cancellation of removal. * 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). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law. Garcia v. Holder, 659 F.3d 1261, 1265-66 (9th Cir. 2011). We deny the petition for review. The U.S. Supreme Court s decision in Holder v. Martinez Gutierrez, 132 S. Ct. 2011 (2012), forecloses Sanchez-Cortes s sole contention regarding imputation of his period of continuous residence. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 10-73486

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