N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT

ENR IQUE GOM EZ GUTIER R EZ; SHANNON GOM EZ,

Pla i ntiffs-Appe lla

nts,
v. UNITED STATES OF AM ER IC A; e t a l.,

De fe nda n ts-Appe lle e s. No. 20-16644 D.C . No. 2:19-c v-01240-JC M -VC F
M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Distric t of Ne v a da Jam e s C . M aha

n, Distric t Judge , Pre siding Subm itte d August 12, 2021 ** San Fran c isc o , C a lifornia B e fore : SILER , *** C HR ISTEN, a nd FOR R EST, C irc uit Judge s. 

# FIL ED
SEP 3 2021 M OLLY C. DW Y E R, 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 Ninth C irc uit R

ule 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 Euge ne E. Sile r, Unite d State s C irc uit Judgefor the U.S. C ourt of Appe a l s for the Sixth C irc uit, sitting by de signa t ion.Pla intiffs Enrique Gom e z Gutie rre z and Sha nnon Gom e z , a

m arrie d c ouple , a ppe a l the distric t c o urt’ s orde r granting De fe nda nts’ m otion to dism

iss pursua nt to Fe de ra l R ule of C i vil Proc e dure 12(b)(1). W e have jurisdic tion, 28 U.S.C . § 1291,
and we a ffirm . B e c a

use the pa rtie s a re fam ilia r with the fa c ts, we re c ite only those
ne c e ssa ry to de c ide the a

ppe a l
. The distric t c ourt c o rre c tly he ld tha t it did not ha

ve jurisdic tion to re vie w the Unite d State s C itiz e nship a

nd Im m igration Se rvic e s’ s (“ USC IS” ) de nia l of Enrique ’ s Form

I-601 Applic ation of W a ive r for Grounds of Ina d m issibility

unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1182(i)(1). 1 Pursua nt to 8 U.S.C
. § 1182(i)(2), “ [n] o c ourt sha ll ha ve jurisdic tion to re v ie w a

de c i sion or a c tion of theAttorne y Ge ne ra l re ga

rding a
wa ive r” o f ina dm i ssibility
. Se eC orona-Me nde

z v . Holde r , 593 F.3d 1143, 1146 (9th C ir. 2010). C ongre s s a lso dive ste d the distric t c ourt of jurisdic tion to re vie w de c isions (like the de nia l of Enrique ’ s Form I-601 unde r § 1182(i)(1)) tha t are “ in the d isc re tion of theAttorne y Ge ne ra l.” 8 U.S.C
. § 1252(a )(2)(B )(ii); § 1182(i)(1) (e m pha sis a dde d ) (“ The Attorne y Ge ne ra l m ay , in the

disc re tion of the

Attorne y

1 B e c a use USC IS de nie d Enrique ’ s Form I-601, his Form

I-485 Applic ation for Adjustm e nt of Sta

tus a nd Form I-212 Applic ation for Pe rm ission to R e a pply for Adm ission into the

Unite d State s a fte r De porta tion or R e m o va l we re a utom at ic a lly

de nie d. 2Ge ne ral , wa ive . . .” ); se e also Poursina v . U.S. C itize nship &Immigr. Se rv s. , 936 F.3d 868, 873 (9th C ir. 2019). Pla intiffs’ argum e nt tha

t the distric t

c o urt ha d jurisdic tion unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1252(a )(2)(D) is not pe rsua sive . Although tha t provision c onfe rs jurisdic tion to

“ an a ppropria te c ourt of a

ppe a ls” to re vie w “ c onstitutiona l c la im s or que stions of la w,” it is ina

pplic a ble be c a use Pla intiffs brought the ir c la im s be fore a distric t
c ourt, a nd Pla i ntiffs ra ise ne ithe r c onstitutiona l c l a im s nor que stions of la w; the
e rror the y point to is USC IS’ s fa ilure to a na ly z e the ha

rdship to Sha

nnon, Enrique ’ s la

wfully re s ide nt spouse
. Pla intiffs’ argum e nt tha

t the Adm inistra

tive Proc e dure Ac t (“ APA” ) supplie d jurisdic tion to the distric t c o urt is like wise una va iling. TheAPA provide s that it doe s not a

pply “ to the e xte nt tha

t (1) sta t ute s pre c l ude judic ia l re vie w; or (2)
a ge nc y a c tion is c om

m itte d to a ge nc y

disc re tion by

la w.” 5 U.S.C . § 701(a ). The distric t c o urt c orre c tly he l d tha t it did not ha

ve jurisdic tion unde r the APA be c a use § 1182(i)(2) a

nd § 1252(a)(2)(B ) pre c lude judic ia l re vie w, a nd USC IS’ s de n ia l of Enrique ’ s Form

I-601 wa s disc re tiona

ry . AFFIRM E D

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