USA V. IRWIN MONJE-RAMIREZ, No. 14-50232 (9th Cir. 2015)
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT OCT 29 2015 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 14-50232 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS D.C. No. 3:13-cr-01660-BEN-1 v. MEMORANDUM* IRWIN MONJE-RAMIREZ, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Roger T. Benitez, District Judge, Presiding Submitted October 22, 2015** Pasadena, California Before: PREGERSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges and STAFFORD,*** Senior District Judge. * 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). *** The Honorable William H. Stafford, Jr., Senior District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, sitting by designation. To prevail in this case, Monje-Ramirez must carry the burden of showing that he suffered prejudice as a consequence of a due process violation in connection with his expedited removal order in 2005. Prejudice means that he must demonstrate that he had “plausible grounds for relief” from deportation. United States v. Vaca, 771 F.3d 1195, 1206 (9th Cir. 2014). This burden he cannot meet. First, because he was an aggravated felon removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1228(b), he was statutorily ineligible for any form of discretionary relief. Second, as articulated by the district court, it is unimaginable given his serious criminal record that any immigration judge would grant him any kind of relief. Judgment of conviction AFFIRMED. -2-
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