UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C U IT JOSE GAR C IA-C HAIDEZ, Pe titione r, v. LORETTA E. LYNC H, Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde n t . No. 10-71313 Age n c y No. A020-450-532 ORDER

B e fore : WARDLAW

and PAEZ, C irc uit Judge s a n d KENNELLY, * Distric t Judge . Pa ge 2 of the m e m orandum file d on Ja

n ua ry 20, 2016 is a

m e nde d a s follows: Line 6: Afte r < and orde ring him re m ove d.> , a dd the following footnote : < Pursua nt to C a lifornia

Pe na l C ode se c tion 1192.7(c )(8), “ any fe lony in whic h the de fe nda n t pe rsona lly

inflic ts gre at bodily

injury on a

ny pe rson” c onstitute s a

“ se rious fe lony .” Ga

rc i a -C h a ide z ple a de d guilty to viola t ing C a lifornia

Pe na l C ode se c t ion 273a (a ) with a n a dm ission tha

t his c onvic t ion qua lifie d

a s a se rious fe lony unde r se c tion 1192.7(c )(8). B e c a use se c tion 1192.7(c )(8) did not se rve a s a ba sis for the B IA’ s de c ision, howe ve r, we do not a ddre ss it he re . Se e N av as v . 

# FIL ED MAY23 2016 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S . CO URT O F APPEALS

* The Honora

ble M atthe w F. Ke nne lly , Distric t Judge for the U.S. Distric t C ourt for the Northe rn Distric t of Illinois, sitting by de signa t ion.I.N

.S. , 217 F.3d 646, 658 n.16 (9th C ir. 2000) (“ this c ourt c a nnot a ffirm

the B IA on a ground upon which it did not re ly .” ).> The am e nde d m e m orandum is file d c onc urre ntly

with this order. W ith thea

bove am e ndm e nt, the pe tition for re he aring is DENIED. No furthe r pe titions for re h e aring sha ll be e n te rta i ne d.N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT JOSE GAR C IA-C HAIDEZ, Pe titione r, v. LORETTA E. LYNC H, Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde n t . No. 10-71313 Age n c y No. A020-450-532 AM ENDED M EM OR

ANDUM *

On Pe tition for Re vie w of a n Orde r of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls Subm itte d

Nove m b e r 20, 2014 ** Pa sa de n a , C a l ifornia B e fore : WARDLAW

and PAEZ, C irc uit Judge s a n d KENNELLY, *** Distric t Judge . 

# FIL ED MAY23 2016 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S . CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by 9th C ir. R . 36-3. ** The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without ora l a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a )(2). *** The Honora

ble M atthe w F. Ke nne lly , Distric t Judge for the U.S. Distric t C ourt for the Northe rn Distric t of Illinois, sitting by de signa t ion.Jose Ga rc i a -C h a ide z , a

native and c itiz e n of M e x ic o , pe t itions for re vie w of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls’ s (“ B IA” ) de c ision tha t his c onvic tion unde r C a lifornia Pe na l C ode se c tion 273a (a ) wa s a “ c rim e of viole nc e ” unde r 18 U.S.C . § 16, a nd the re fore qua lifie d a s a n a ggravate d fe lony . The B IA a ffirm e d the IJ’ s de c ision pre te rm itting Ga rc i a -C ha ide z ’ s a

pplic ation for c a

n c e l lation of re m ova l, and orde ring him

re m ove d. 1 In Ramire z v . Ly nc h , No. 08-72896, we he ld tha t C a l ifornia

Pe na l C ode se c t ion 273a (a ) is c ate goric a lly ove rbroa d and indivisible , a

nd the re fore is not a

“ c rim e of viole nc e ” and c annot c onstitute an a ggravat e d fe lony . B e c a use Ga rc ia C ha ide z a ppe a l e d to the B IA only

the de t e rm i nation tha

t his c o nvic tion qua lifie d a s an a g grav ate d fe lony , we do not re a c h the IJ’ s de c ision tha t he wa s a lso re m ova

ble for having c om

m itte d a c rim e of c hild a

buse unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1227(a )(2)(E). W e the re fore grant the pe tition a n d re m a n d to the B IA for furthe r proc e e dings. Pe tition G RANT E D and RE M ANDE D.

1 Pursua nt to C a l ifornia

Pe na l C ode se c tion 1192.7(c )(8), “ any fe lony in whic h the de fe nda

nt pe rsona l ly

inflic ts gre at bodily

injury on a ny pe rson” c onstitute s a

“ se rious fe lony .” Ga

rc ia -C h a ide z ple a de d guilty to viola ting C a lifornia Pe na l C ode se c tion 273a (a ) with a n a dm ission tha

t his c onvic tion qua lifie d a s a

se rious fe lony

unde r se c tion 1192.7(c )(8). B e c a use se c tion 1192.7(c )(8) did not se rve a s a ba sis for the B IA’ s de c ision, howe ve r, we do not a ddre s s it he re . Se e N

av as v . I.N

.S. , 217 F.3d 646, 658 n.16 (9th C ir. 2000) (“ this c ourt c annot a ffirm

the B IA on a

ground upon which it did not re ly .” ).