N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT
SER GIO REYES-ALVAREZ, AKA Se rgio Alva

re z , AKA Se rgio R e y e s Alva re z , Pe titione r,
v. ERIC H. HOLDER , Jr., Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde nt . No. 13-73487 Age n c y No. A079-375-811
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 A rgue d a nd Subm itte d De c e m

be r 10, 2014 San Fran c isc o , C a lifornia B e fore : KOZINSKI, R

AW LINSON, a

nd M UR GUIA, C irc uit Judge s. Pe titione r Se rgio R e y e s-Alva re z(R e y e s-Alva

re z ) pe titions for re vie wof a de c ision of theB oa

rd of Im m i gration Appe a ls (B IA) dism issing his a ppe a l. R e y e s-Alva

re zc onte nds tha

t the B IA e rre d in c onc luding tha t his C a l ifornia 

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MAR 18 2015 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U
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. 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.c onvic tion for le w d a nd la s c ivious a c ts upon a c hild a ge d 14 or 15 is c ate goric a lly
a c onvic tion for a

“ c rim e of c hild a

buse .” Giving C he v ron de fe re nc e to the B IA’ s de finition of the fe de ra l ge n e ric offe nse of a

c rim e of c h i ld a

buse , R e y e s-Alva

re z ’ s C a lifornia

c onvic tion is a
c ate goric a l m atc h
. S

e eC e ron v . Holde r , 747 F.3d 773, 778 (9th C ir. 2014) (e n ba nc ) (e xpla ining tha

t w e de fe r to theB IA’ s de finition of a fe de ra l ge ne ric offe nse unde r “ the C

he v ron fram e work if the de c ision is publishe d or dire c tly c ontrolle d by a publishe d de c ision” ). The me ns re a re quire m e nt of C a l ifornia Pe na l C ode § 288(c )(1) fits within the fe de ra l ge ne ric de finition be c a use se c tion 288(c )(1) punishe s only “ willful[] ”
a c ts, whilethe fe de ra l ge ne ric c rim e e n c o m pa sse s a nything from “ c rim ina lly
ne glige nt” to “ inte ntiona l” a c ts. Matte r of Ve lazque z -He rre ra , 24 I. & N. De c . 503, 512 (B IA 2008) (de fining “ c rim e of c hild a buse broa dly ” a s “ any

offe n se involving a

n inte ntiona l, knowing, re c k le ss, or c rim ina lly ne glige nt a c t or om ission that c onstitute s m a l tre atm e nt of a [pe rson unde r 18 y e ars old] or tha t im pa irs [suc h
a pe rson’ s] phy sic a l or m e nta l we ll-be ing, inc luding se xua l a b use or e xploita

tion” ). Se c tion 288(c )(1) a lso m e e ts the ac tus re us re quire m e nt in thefe de ra l de finition be c a use a “ le wd a nd la sc ivious a c t” upon a

c hild ne c e s sa

rily involve s

“ m a ltre at m e nt” of the c hild. Id. ; se ealso Pe oplev . Shoc k le y , 314 P.3d 798, 800
2(C a l. 2013) (noting tha t § 288 “ a ssum e s tha

t y oung vic tim s suffe r profound ha rm whe ne ve r the y

are pe rc e i ve d a

nd use d a s obje c ts of se xua l de sire ” ). As R e y e s-Alva

re zha s not sought a

sta y of re m ova l from

the B IA and ha s not shown tha

t a sta y of re m ova l is wa

rrante d pe nding a c olla

t e ra l c ha lle nge to his sta te c o urt c onvic tion, the re que st for a sta y is de nie d. Se e Le iv a-Pe re z v . Holde r , 640 F.3d 962, 971 (9th C ir. 2011). PE T IT IO N DE NIE D.

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