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t , 363 F . 3d 874, 883 n. 6 ( 9th C i r . 2004) , a nd que s t i ons of l aw de no vo , se e B abal l ah v. A shcr oft , 36 7 F . 3d 10 67 , 10 73 (9th C i r. 20 04 ). W e c onc l ude tha tthe I Jdi d notvi ol a t e S i l va ’ s r i ghtt o c ouns e l by de ny i ng y e ta nothe rc ont i nua nc e , a f t e robt a i ni ng m a nypr e vi ous c ont i nua nc e s , t o obt a i n a n a tt orne y . “ I n or de rf ora n [ i m m i gr a t i on] appl i c a ntt o appe a rpr o s e , the r e m us tbe aknow i ng a nd vol unt a ryw a i ve rof th e r ig h t to c o u n s e l.” H e rn a n d e z - G il v . G o n z a le s , 4 7 6 F .3 d 8 0 3 , 8 0 6 ( 9 th C ir. 2 0 0 7 ) ( in tern al q u o tati o n m ar k s o m itted ). In th e fac e o f a n ap p li ca n t’ s g r o s s in a c tio n , h o w e v e r , w a iv e rm a yb e in f e rr e d in lim ite d c ir c u m s ta n c e s . S ee V i d es-V i d es v . IN S , 7 8 3 F . 2 d 1 4 6 3 , 1 4 7 0 (9 th C i r. 1 9 8 6 ); see al so Un i t e d S t a t e s v . Mo r i e l - L u n a , 5 8 5 F . 3 d 1 1 9 1 , 1 2 0 1 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 9 ) . At S i l va ’ s pe nul t i m a t e he a r i ng, a f t e rthe I Jha d a l r e a dygr a nt e d m a nypr e vi ous c o n tin u a n c e s , th e I Jw a rn e d : [ I ] f y ou ha ve apr obl e m w i th [ y oura tt orne y ] , y ou a nd he a r e notge tt i ng t oge the rorthi ngs a r e notw orki ng out , y ou bett ercom e s ee m e r i gh taw ay . O r y ou go geta new a tt orne y , w ha t e ve ry ou w a ntt o do. B uts i r , I ’ m notgoi ng t o gr a nty ou ac ont i nua nc e a ga i n i f a tthe l a s tm i nut e y ou3

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i nge rpr i nt e d. U nl i ke the appl i c a nt s i n C ui v. M uka s e y , 538 F .3 d 1 2 8 9 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ) , a n d K a r ap e ty a n v . M u k a s e y , 5 4 3 F .3 d 1 1 1 8 ( 9 th C i r . 2008) , s upe r s e de d bys t a tut e on othe rgr ounds a s r e c ogni z e d i n O w i no v . H o ld e r , 5 7 5 F .3 d 9 5 6 , 9 5 8 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) ( p e rc u r ia m ) , S ilv aw a s to ld s e ve r a l t i m e s of

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f a i l i ng t o do s o. S i l v a’ s p et i t i o n fo r rev i ew i s D EN I ED .