Mejia-Ortiz v. Attorney General of the United States

Type

Opinion

Per curiam

Yes — no individual author

Filed

Dec. 22, 2011

Case

Mejia-Ortiz v. Attorney General of the United States

Case status

Decided

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NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________ No. 11-3040 ___________ JOSE MEJIA-ORTIZ, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, Respondent ____________________________________ Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Agency No. A046-054-538) Immigration Judge: Honorable Walter A. Durling ____________________________________ Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) December 14, 2011 Before: RENDELL, VANASKIE and GARTH, Circuit Judges (Opinion filed: December 22, 2011 ) _________ OPINION OF THE COURT _________ PER CURIAM Jose Mejia-Ortiz, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic and a permanent resident of the United States, petitions for review of agency decisions denying his request for cancellation of removal. We agree with the respondent that we lack jurisdiction and will, accordingly, dismiss the petition. The Administrative Record (A.R.) reveals that the petitioner was charged with removability under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(C). A.R. 456. In response, he applied for cancellation of removal. A.R. 185–91. In an oral opinion issued March 24, 2011, Immigration Judge (IJ) Walter A. Durling applied…

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