Jose Alonso Martinez-Meza v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

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).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JOSE ALONSO MARTINEZ-MEZA,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 11-70536
Agency No. A088-751-155
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted February 21, 2012**
Before: FERNANDEZ, McKEOWN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Jose Alonso Martinez-Meza, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for
review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s decision denying his request for a continuance. We have
jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of
FILED
MAR 02 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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a motion to continue, Sandoval-Luna v. Mukasey, 526 F.3d 1243, 1246 (9th Cir.
2008) (per curiam), and we deny the petition for review.
The agency did not abuse its discretion in denying Martinez-Meza’s request
for a continuance where Martinez-Meza’s eligibility for relief was speculative. See
id. at 1247 (no abuse of discretion in denying a motion to continue where relief
was not immediately available).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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