ISMAEL REYES-VALDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND, No. 18-71592 (9th Cir. 2022)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DEC 13 2022 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK ISMAEL REYES-VALDEZ, AKA Ismael Valdez Reyes, No. 18-71592 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS Agency No. A206-516-631 Petitioner, MEMORANDUM* v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted December 9, 2022** San Francisco, California Before: GRABER, GOULD, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges. Petitioner Ismael Reyes-Valdez, a native and citizen of Mexico, timely seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of his motion to reopen. He raises only one argument: that the agency lacked jurisdiction because the Notice to * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Appear did not include, in the certificate of service, the address of the immigration court as required by 8 C.F.R. § 1003.14(a), rendering all proceedings “void.” Petitioner did not raise this argument before the agency, and the agency did not consider or rule on the issue. Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to entertain the argument. Ruiz-Colmenares v. Garland, 25 F.4th 742, 748 (9th Cir. 2022). PETITION DISMISSED. 2

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