Therese Vanguere v. Eric Holder, Jr., No. 12-1122 (4th Cir. 2012)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-1122 THERESE VANGUERE, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Submitted: June 28, 2012 Decided: July 13, 2012 Before MOTZ, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Therese Vanguere, Petitioner Pro Se. Todd J. Cochran, Office of Immigration Litigation, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Therese Vanguere, a native and citizen of the Central African Republic, Immigration petitions Appeals for ( Board ) review order reopen immigration proceedings. of the Board of denying her motion to In her pro se pleadings in this court, Vanguere has failed to raise any arguments responsive to the Board s reasoning for denying her motion to reopen. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b) (directing appealing parties to present specific arguments in an informal brief and stating that this court s review on appeal is limited to the issues raised in the informal brief); Yousefi v. INS, 260 F.3d 318, 326 (4th Cir. 2001) (stating failure to raise an issue in an opening brief results in abandonment of that issue). We therefore conclude that Vanguere has forfeited appellate review of the sole order that is the subject of this petition for review. deny the Board. petition for review for the Accordingly, we reasons stated See In re: Vanguere (B.I.A. Dec. 28, 2011). by We further deny the pending motion for the appointment of counsel. dispense with oral argument because the facts the and We legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 2
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