Pursuant to 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 , the court has determined that this opinion should not * be publishe d and is not precedent except under the limited circumstance s set forth in 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 

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AB EL FLO RE S- O RD O N ES , P et i t i on er

v. E R IC H . H O L D E R , J R ., U S . A T T O R N E YG E N E RA L , Res po nde nt
Peti t i o n f

o rRev i e w o f

a n Ord e ro f

t he B o a r do f Im m ig r a tio n A p p e a ls B IAN o. A 200 027 333
B ef oreK IN G , ST E W A R T , an d H AY N E S , C i rcui tJu dg es. P E R C U R IAM: * AbelF l ores- O rdon es pet i t i on s th i s c ou rt for revi ew of t h e B oard of Im m i grationA p p e a ls’(B IA) d e cisio n d ism iss in gh is a p p e a l f ro m th e i m m i gration j u dg e’ s (IJ) den i alof

hi s m ot i ont o reopen a n d to resc i n d the i n absen t i a order of
rem oval. Flor es- O rdon es does not cha l l en ge t h e B IA ’ s f i n di n g t h at t h e n ot i ce of t h e rem oval h eari n g w as proper becau se F l ores- O rdon es w as persona l ly served
w i t h t h e noti ce t o app ear, w h i ch appri sed h i m of t h e consequ en ces of

hi s fai l u re t o a ppe ara nd the n ece s s i t y f o rhi m t o pr o vi de ac hang e o f a ddr e s s f

o r m t o t he United States Court of App eals

Fifth Circuit 

### F I LE D October 5, 2009 Cha rl es R. F ulb ru g e II I ClerkN o. 08- 60940

2 court, th a t F l ores- O rdon es fai l ed to provi de a n ew add ress t o t h e i m m i grati on c o ur tw he n hel e f

tTe xas t o m o vet o Cal if o r ni a, a nd thatt he no t i c e o f t he
rem oval h eari n g w as properl y m ai l ed t o t h e T exas ad dress F l ores- O rdon es p r o v id e dto th e G o v e r n m e n t. A c c o r d in gly , h e h a s a b a n d o n e dth e s e is s u e s . S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v. Ch arles , 469 F. 3d 402, 408 ( 5t h C i r . 2006)
. Fl or es - O r dones has al s o a ba ndo ne d b y fail i ng t o a de qua t e ly br i ef a n y ar gum e ntr e ga r di ng t he
s e rv ic e o f h is n o tic e o f h e a r in g . Id
. T o th e ex ten t F l ore s-O rd on es a ttem p ts t o a r g u e th a t th e fa ilu r e t o r e c e iv e n o tic e o f ar e m o v a l h e a r in ga lw a y s e n tit le s h im t o a r es c i ss i on of t hat or der , s uch an ar gum enti s f or ec l os ed byG om ez- Palaci os v. Hold er , 5 6 0 F .3 d3 5 4 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 ). F lo r e s -O r d o n e s ch a lle n g e s th e B IA ’ s fin d in gth a t h e fa ile dto s u p p o r t h is cl ai m t h at il l n ess preven t ed h i m f rom att en di n g h i s rem oval h eari n g. H ow ever, as t he BIA c o nc l ude d, t he r e c o r d d o e s no tc o nt ai n a ny e vi de nc e c o r r o bor at i ng F lo r e s -O r d o n e s cla im o f illn e s s . F lo r e s -O r d o n e s a ls o a r g u e s th a t t h e G o v e r n m e n t s e n t h im m ix e ds ig n a ls reg a rd i n g w h eth er th e G ov ern m en t w ou l da g ree n ot to op p ose h i s m oti on to reopen . H ow ever, h e d oes n otch al l en ge t h e B IA ’ s f i n di n g t h at the recor d d oes no tc o nt ai n any e vi de nc e of an agr e e m e ntby t he G o ve r nm e ntnott o o ppo s e t he
m o tio n . In re v ie w in gth e d e n ia l o f am o tio n to re o p e n , th is c o u r t a p p lie s ah ig h ly d e fer e n tia l ab u se -of-d iscr e tion sta n d a rd , re g a rd les s o f th e b a sis of th e a li e n ’s
re q u e st fo r r e li e f. Lara v
. Trom i nski , 2 1 6 F .3d4 8 7 , 4 9 6 ( 5 t h C ir. 2 0 0 0 ). A ccor di n gl y, t h i s c ou rtm u st a f f i rm t h e B IA ’ s deci si onas l on g as iti s not c a p r ic io u s , w ith o u t fo u n d a tio ninth e e v id e n c e , o ro th e r w is e s o ir r a tio n a l th a t it i s a rbit r ary r athe rt han t he r e s ul to f a ny pe r c e pt ibl e r at i o nala ppr o ac h. See S i ngh v. G on zales , 4 3 6 F .3d4 8 4 , 4 8 7 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 6 ). W h il e qu est i on s of

l aw are r evi ew ed d e nov o, this cou rta ccor ds defer en ce to th e B IA ’ s in te r p r e ta tio no f im m ig r a tio n s ta tu te s u n le s s th e re c o r dre v e a ls
c o m p e llin ge v id e n c e th a t th e B IA ’ s in te r p r e ta tio n is in c o r r e c t. Mi k h a e lv . I NS ,N o. 08- 60940

3 115 F
. 3d299 , 302 ( 5th C i r. 199 7)
. Th e B IA ’ s fact u alfi n di n gs a re r evi ew ed u n der t he subs t anti al

- e vi de nc e t e s t , m e ani ng t hatt hi s c o ur tm ayno to ve r t ur n t he B IA ’ s fa c tu a l fin d in g s u n le s s th e e v id e n c e c o m p e ls a c o n tr a r yco n c lu s io n . Chun
v . I NS , 40 F
. 3 d76 , 78 ( 5 th C i r. 1 9 9 4 ). T h i s cou rt review s th e ord er of the B IA andw i l lc o nsi der t he und e r lyi ng de c i s i o n o f t he I J o nly if

iti nf l ue nc e d the d e te r m in a tio no f th e B IA
. S eeO n tu n ez -Tu rs ios v. A sh c roft , 303 F. 3d 341, 348 (5 th C ir. 2 0 0 2 ). Fl or es - O r dones has notes t abli she d t hatt he B IAabus ed it s di sc r et i on by den yi n g h i s app eal. A ccor di n gl y, hi s pet i t i onf or r evi ew i s D E N IE D
. Flor esO r d o n e s ’ s m o tio nto re m a n dis a ls o D E N IE D
.