Testo completo
* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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
October 30, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-30253
Summary Calendar
CARINE LILIANE UMUZAYIRE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
HIPOLITO ACOSTA, Interim District Director,
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Houston, Texas,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana
(02-CV-1338-R)
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Before JOLLY, JONES, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Plaintiff-Appellant Carine Liliane Umuzayire appeals from the
district court’s dismissal of her declaratory-judgment action for
lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Umuzayire argues that the
district court had jurisdiction to review her asylum application.
Because Umuzayire is required to exhaust her administrative
remedies by renewing her request for asylum in the context of
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removal proceedings, the district court did not have jurisdiction
over the present case. See Kashani v. Nelson, 793 F.2d 818, 826-27
(7th Cir. 1986). As the district court lacked jurisdiction, we too
lack jurisdiction and therefore must dismiss Umuzayire’s appeal.
AFFIRMED DISMISSED.
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