N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT B AUDELIO VALDIVIA, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER , Jr., Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde nt . No. 12-71030 Age n c y No. A092-814-524 M EM O R 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 Se pte m

be r 23, 2014 * * B e fore : W . FLETC HER , R AW LINSON, a

n d C HRISTEN, C irc uit Judge s. B a ude lio Va ldivia , a

native and c itiz e n of M e x i c o, pe titions pro se for re vie w of the B oa

rd of Im m igration Appe a ls’ (“ B IA” ) orde r dism issing his a ppe a l from an im m igration judge ’ s re m ova l orde r. W e re v ie w for a buse of disc re tion the de nia l of a

c ontinua n c e , A hme d v . Holde r , 569 F.3d 1009, 1012 (9th C ir. 2009), 

# FIL ED OCT 3 2014 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 oral a

rgum e nt. Se eFe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).re vie w for substa ntia l e vide nc e the a ge nc y ’ s fa c tua l findings, a nd re vie w de novo que stions of la

w, W ak k ary v . Holde r , 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th C ir. 2009). W e de ny in pa rt a nd dismiss in pa

rt the pe tition for re vie w. The a ge n c y

did not a b u se its disc re tion in deny ing a c ontinua nc e , whe re Va ldivia ha d a lre a dy

be e n give n thre e c ontinua nc e s a n d did not show good c a

use for an a dditional c ontinua

nc e . Se e8 C .F.R . § 1003.29 (a n im m i gration judgem ay grant a m otion for a

c ontinua n c e for good c a

use shown). Substa ntia l e v i de nc e supports the B IA’ s de te rm ination tha

t the gove rnm e nt m e t its burden

of e sta blishing tha

t Va ldivia is re m ova

ble , whe re the gove rnm e nt produc e d a finge rprint-ve rifie d ra

p she e t be aring his photo a n d listing his 1987 c onvic tion for sa le or tra

nsport of he roin unde r C a lifornia He a lth a nd Sa fe t y C ode § 11352, along with the

re c ord of c onvic tion, a

nd Va ldivia

did not produc e e vide nc e to support his a sse rtion tha t the c onvic tion is not his. Se eSanc he z v . Holde r , 704 F.3d 1107, 1109 (9th C ir. 2012) (pe r c uriam ) (“ The gove rnm e nt ha s the b urde n of e sta

b l ishing the

grounds for re m ova l by

c le ar a nd c onvinc ing e vide nc e .” ). W e la c k jurisdic tion to c onside r Va ldivia ’ s c onte ntion tha t his c onvic tion ha s now be e n e xpunge d unde r C a lifornia Pe na l C ode § 1203.4, a s he did not raise this issue in his a p pe a l to theB IA. Se eTijani v . Holde r , 628 F.3d 1071, 1080 (9th 1 2 - 7 1 0 3 0 2C ir. 2010) (thec ourt la c ks jurisdic tion to c onside r le ga l c la im s not pre se nte d in a n a lie n’ s a dm inistra

tive proc e e dings be fore the a ge nc y ). W e a lso la c k jurisdic tion to c onside r Va ldivia ’ s une xha uste d c o nte ntions that he is e ligiblefor c anc e lla tion of re m o va l a

nd a djustm e nt of sta

tus, or his re que s t for sua

spontere ope ning, a s he did not se e k this re lie f be fore the a ge nc y . Se eid .Va ldivia

did not raise , a

nd ha s the re fore wa ive d, a ny c ha l le nge to theB IA’ s de nia l of re m and to se e k a sy lum . Se eid. (the c o urt will not c onside r issue s not ra ise d in the ope ning brie f). Substa ntia l e v i de nc e supports the B IA’ s de nia l of withholding of re m ova l, whe re Va ldivia

did not e sta

blish a c le ar proba

bility of future pe rse c ution in M e x ic o. Se e 8 C .F.R . § 1208.16(b)(2); Ze haty e v . Gonzale s , 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th C ir. 2006) (to qualify for withholding of rem ova l, a n a lie n m ust show a

c le ar proba b ility of future pe rse c ution). Substa ntia l e v i de nc e a lso supports the B IA’ s de nia l of re lie f unde r the C onve ntion Against Torture , whe re Va ldivia did not e sta

blish tha t it is mo re like ly tha n not tha t he will betorture d by , or with the a c quie sc e nc e of, the M e xic an gove rnm e nt. Se eW

ak k ary , 558 F.3d a

t 1067-68 (9th C ir. 2009). PE T IT IO N FO R RE V IE WDE NIE D in par t; DISM ISSE D in par t. 1 2 - 7 1 0 3 0 3