Lemus-Azanon v. Ashcroft

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
June 24, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-60615
Conference Calendar
JOSUE LEMUS-AZANON,
Petitioner,
versus
JOHN ASHCROFT, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent.
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A76-311-827
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Before DeMOSS, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Josue Lemus-Azanon has petitioned for review of the Board of
Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from the
decision of the immigration judge denying his asylum application.
The appellant’s brief must contain an argument, which in turn
must contain his “contentions and the reasons for them, with
citations to the authorities and parts of the record on which the
appellant relies” and “for each issue, a concise statement of the
applicable standard of review.” FED. R. APP. P. 28(a)(9); see

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Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 225 (5th Cir. 1993). General
arguments giving only broad standards of review and not citing to
specific errors are insufficient to preserve issues for appeal.
See Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d
744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987).
Lemus-Azanon’s brief fails to meet this standard. Lemus-
Azanon, in a two-paragraph argument, conclusionally asserts that
the immigration judge erred in finding that the presumption of a
well-founded fear of future persecution had been rebutted.
Moreover, he fails to identify any specific error in the
immigration judge’s analysis and fails to present an argument
that contains the reasons he deserves the requested relief with
citation to the authorities. See Yohey, 985 F.2d at 225;
Brinkmann, 813 F.2d at 748. The remainder of Lemus-Azanon’s 18-
page brief consists of boilerplate law and citations to numerous
cases. However, Lemus-Azanon does not apply either the facts or
the analyses of those cases to his case. The petition for review
is DENIED.
PETITION DENIED.

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