Vincent Onwubuariri v. Eric Holder, Jr., No. 08-2189 (4th Cir. 2009)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 08-2189 VINCENT ONWUBUARIRI, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: April 16, 2009 Decided: April 20, 2009 Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Vincent Onwubuariri, Petitioner Pro Se. Paul Cygnarowicz, Office of Immigration Litigation, UNITED DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. Thomas STATES Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Vincent Onwubuariri, a native and citizen of Nigeria, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ( Board ) denying his motion to reconsider. Onwubuariri has reconsideration failed in his waived appellate review. to challenge informal the brief, Board s we find Because denial that he of has See 4th Cir. R. 34(b) (limiting review to issues raised in the informal brief on appeal); Edwards v. City of Goldsboro, 178 F.3d 231, 241 n.6 (4th Cir. 1999) (finding that a party s failure to raise an issue in the opening brief constituted abandonment of that issue). We therefore deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board. See In re: Onwubuariri (B.I.A. Sept. 23, 2008). * 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 * Even if Onwubuariri had not waived appellate review, we note that the Board did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion on the ground that he failed to identify any error of fact or law in the prior Board decision. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(1) (2008). 2

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