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di s c r e t i on the de ni a l of ac ont i nuanc e a nd r e vi e w de novo due p r o c e s s a n d e q u a l p r o te c tio n c la im s . Cruz R endo n v. H older , 603 F . 3d 1104, 1109 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 1 0 ) . We d e n yi n p a rta n dd i s m i s s i n p a rtth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. T h e I J d idn o t ab u se h is d iscr etio n b y n o t co n ti n u in g C o n trer as -M ag an a’s m er i t s heari ng , because C on tre ra s- M agana di d n otre qu es ta c on t i nu ance of that he a r i ng, hi s c ouns e l c onf i rm e d tha the w a s pr e pa r e d t o pr oc e e d w i th the c a s e , a nd the I Jha d gr a nt e d C ontr e r a s - M a ga na ’ s r e que s tf ora3- m onth c ont i nua nc e a tthe p r e v io u s h e a r in g . See A hm ed v. H older , 5 6 9 F . 3 d1 0 0 9 , 1 0 1 2 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 9 ) ( “ [ A] d e n ia l o f ac o n tin u a n c e . . . m u s t b e e v a lu a te do n ac a s e b yc a s e b a s is . . . .” ) ; c f. U n ite d S ta tes v . H

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a le n z u e la , 932 F . 2d 803, 804 ( 9th C i r . 1991) ( “ A ppe l l a ntc a nnotnow c l a i m tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourtabus e d i t s di s c r e t i on i n f a i l i ng t o g ranta c on t i nu ance thatw as never r equest ed. ”) . T he IJdi d n otvi ol at e C on tre ra s- M agana’ s r i gh tt o d ue process or equal pr ot e c t i on bynotc ont i nui ng the he a r i ng, be c aus e C ontr e r a s - M a ga nadi d not re qu es ta c on t i nu ance , re ce i ved a ful l and fai r heari ng , and h as no tdem on stra t ed th a t h is tr e a tm e n t d if

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s im ila r lys itu a te dp e r s o n s . See G ut i errez v . H older , 66 2 F . 3d 10 83 , 10 90 n. 11 (9th C i r. 20 11 ); H am m adv. H

older , 603 F . 3d 5 3 6 , 5 4 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 0 ) ; V arga s-H erna ndezv. G on zales , 497 F . 3d 919, 926- 27 (9th C i r. 20 07 ).11- 72939 3 W e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on t o revi ew the B IA ’ s di sc re t i on ary det erm i nat i on that C ontr e r a s - M a ga naf

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