David Lopez-Gomez v. JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
DAVID LOPEZ-GOMEZ,
Petitioner,
v.
JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, Attorney
General,
Respondent.
No. 15-73182
Agency No. A200-248-498
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted April 11, 2017**
Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
David Lopez-Gomez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of
the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s order of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C.
§ 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, and we
* 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).
FILED
APR 26 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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review de novo questions of law. Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 986 (9th
Cir. 2010). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Lopez-Gomez did
not provide sufficient evidence to establish that he lawfully entered the United
States. See 8 C.F.R. § 1240.8(c); Murphy v. INS, 54 F.3d 605, 608-09 (9th Cir.
1995) (alien bears burden of showing time, place, and manner of entry after the
government has established alienage); Carrillo-Gonzalez v. INS, 353 F.3d 1077,
1079 (9th Cir. 2003) (statements by counsel are not evidence). The BIA did not err
in referring to Lopez-Gomez’s mother’s declaration.
We lack jurisdiction to consider Lopez-Gomez’s unexhausted contentions
regarding the alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. See Tijani v. Holder, 628
F.3d 1071, 1080 (9th Cir. 2010).
We grant the motion to withdraw as counsel of record (Docket Entry No. 28)
filed by Bethany C. Danks.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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