N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT M AR IA NOEM I SAR

AB IA, Pe titione r, v. ER IC H. HOLDER , Jr., Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde n t . No. 11-73705 Age n c y No. A099-228-012 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

M ay 14, 2013 ** B e fore : LEAVY, THOM AS, and M UR GUIA, C irc uit Judge s . M aria Noe m i Sa

ra bia , a native and c itiz e n of C olom b ia , pe titions pro se

for re vie w of a

n orde r of the B oa

rd of Im m igrat ion Appe a ls (“ B IA” ) dism issing he r a ppe a l from

a de c ision of a

n im m igration judge(“ IJ” ) de ny i ng he r m otion to c ontinuehe r re m ova l proc e e dings. Our jurisdict ion is governe d by 8 U.S.C . 

# FIL ED MAY20 2013 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 ora l a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).§ 1252. W e re vie wfor a buse of disc re tion thede nia l of a m otion to c ontinue . Sandov al-Luna v . Muk

a se y , 526 F.3d 1243, 1246 (9th C ir. 2008) (pe r c uriam ). 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 by

de ny ing Sa

ra bia ’ s m otion to c ontinueto a

wa i t a djudic ation of a

n im m igra nt visa pe tition tha

t he r da ughte r ha d file d on he r be ha lf, be c a

u se Sara bia did not de m onstra

te good c a

use for a c ontinua nc e . Se e Singh v . Holde r , 638 F.3d 1264, 1274 (9th C ir. 2011) (“ [A] n IJ

‘ m ay grant a m otion for c ontinua

nc e for good c a

use shown.’ ” (c ita

tion omitte d)). The IJ ha d pre viously

grante d Sara

bia e le ve n c ontinua

nc e s for this purpose , a

nd the U .S. C itiz e nship a

nd Im m igration Se rvic e s ha d

issue d a notic e of inte nt to de ny the v isa pe tition ba se d on re lia

b le e vide n c e that Sa

ra bia ha d e nga ge d in m a

rria ge fraud. S e e Matte r of Hashmi , 24 I. & N. De c . 785, 792, 794 (B IA 2009) (obse rving tha

t “ a history

of c ontinua

nc e s be ing gra

nte d . . . for the a djudic ation of a pe n ding [visa

pe tition] , c ouple d with other re le v a n t fa c tors, m ay support a de c ision to move forward with thec a se ” ; a nd ide ntify ing “ no obliga tion to c ontinue‘ whe n the re is a

re lia ble ba sis to c onc l ude tha

t the visa pe tition . . . will ultim ate ly be de nie d’ ” (c ita

t ion om itte d)), c ite d w ith approv al by Malilia v . Holde r , 632 F.3d 598, 606 (9th C ir. 2011).

1 1 - 7 3 7 0 5 2The a ge n c y c o rre c tly c onside re d the re le va

nt le ga l sta

nda rd and provide d a re a s one d e xpla

n ation for its de c ision de ny ing Sa ra bia ’ s m otion to c ontinue . Se e N ajmabadi v . Holde r , 597 F.3d 983, 990 (9th C ir. 2010) (“ [The B IA m ust] c onside r the issue s ra ise d , a nd a nnounc e its de c ision in term s suffic i e nt to e na ble a re vie wing c ourt to pe rc e i ve that it ha s he ard and thought a n d not m e re ly

re a c te d.” (c ita tion a nd inte rna l quota

tion m arks om itte d)). Sara bia ha s wa ive d a

ny c ha lle nge to the B IA’ s de te rm ination tha t the IJ la c ke d a uthority to a dm inistra

tive ly c lose he r c a s e . Se e Tijani v . Holde r , 628 F.3d 1071, 1080 (9th C ir. 2010) (“ [W ] e ge ne ra lly will not ta

k e up a rgum e nts not ra ise d in a n a lie n’ s ope ning brie f be fore this c ourt.” ). W e la c k jurisdic tion to c onside r Sara bia ’ s c onte ntion tha

t the IJ did not inform he r of he r e ligibility

for volunta

ry de pa rture , be c a

use Sara bia fa ile d to e xha ust this c onte n tion be fore the B IA. S e e id. (“ W e la c k jurisdic tion to re vie w le ga l c l a 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 B IA.” ). PE T IT IO N FO R RE V IE WDE NIE D in par t; DISM ISSE D in par t.

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