T hi s di s pos i t i on i s n o t ap p ro p ri a t e f orpubl i c a t i on a nd i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d byN i nth C i r c ui tR ul e 36- 3. NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T F E RN A N D O R O M E R O P I N E D A , a ka F e rna ndo R om e r o, P et i t i on er , v. E R I C H . H O L D E R J r ., A tto rn e yG e n e r a l, R e s p o n d e n t. N os . 06- 75006 a nd 07- 71663 A ge nc yN o. A 090- 100- 366 ME MOR AN DU M *

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orc onvi c t i on of ac ontr ol l e d s ubs t a nc e vi ol a t i on ( P e t i t i on N o. 0 6 - 7 5 0 0 6 ) . H e al so ch al l en g es th e B IA ’ s 2 0 0 7 d en i al o f h i s m o t i o n t o reo p e n to a d ju s t s ta tu s ( P e titio n N o . 0 7 - 7 1 6 6 3 ) . P in e d aa r g u e s th a t th e B I A e rr e din c o n c lu d in g th a t h is 1 9 9 5 c o n v ic tio n f o rs a le of m etham ph et am i ne const i tut ed an aggravat ed fe l on y. H ow ever , the ca se on w hi ch h e r e lie s , U

ni ted States v. Sn el lenberger , 49 3 F . 3 d 1 0 1 5 (9th C i r. 20 07 ), w as w i th d r a w n a n d o v e rru le d e n b a n c s u b s e q u e n t to th e f ilin g o f h is b r ie f , U ni ted States v. Sn el lenberger , 54 8 F . 3d 69 9 ( 9th C i r. 20 08 ) ( en banc). H er e, the chargi ng papers i ndi c a t e P i ne daw a s c ha r ge d w i th s e l l i ng m e tha m phe t a m i ne a nd the ab stractof j ud gm enti nd i ca t es he pl ed gu i l ty t o “ se l l cntrl su b/m eth. ” “ W e have permitt ed r e lia n c e o n a n ab s tr a c t o f ju d g m e n t in c o m b in a tio n w ith a c h a r g in g d o c u m e n t to es t abl i sh thatth e d ef

en dantpl ed gu i l ty t o a generi c c ri m e und erthe m od i fi ed ca t egori ca l approach. ” R am i rez- V i l lal pa ndo v. H

older , 64 5 F . 3d 10 35 , 10 40 (9th C i r. 2 0 1 1 ) , c e r t. de ni ed ,
___ S . C t . ___, 2012 W L 895972 ( 2012) . A s m e tha m phe t a m i ne i s afe dera l l y- l i st ed subst ance , the B IA and I J c orre ct l y hel d thatP i neda’ s § 11 37 9(a) c o n v i c t io n q u a lif

ie s a s a n a g g r a v a te df e lo n ya n dr e n d e r s h im r e m o v ab le . C f. H erna ndez -A gu i lar v. H

older , 5 9 4 F .3 d1 0 6 9 , 1 0 7 3 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 0 ) . T hi s c ourtthus l a c ks j ur i s di c t i on ove r the r e m ova l or de r tha t f orm s the ba s i s of ap p e a l N o . 0 6 - 7 5 0 0 6 . Ye v . I NS , 2 1 4 F. 3 d1 1 2 8 , 1 1 3 1 ( 9th C i r . 20 0 0 ) ; 8 U . S. C.B ec ause the B IA corr ec t l y concl ud ed P i neda w as re m ov abl e a s an agg ravat ed 1 fel o n fo r h i s C al i fo rn i a H eal th an d S afe C o d e § 1 1 3 7 9 co n v i ct i o n , w e n eed n o tad d ress P i ne da ’ s a r gum e nt s r e ga r di ng the B I A ’ s c l a s s i fi c a t i on of hi s C a l i f

orni aP e na l C ode § 2 6 1 .5 c o n v ic tio n a s a n a g g r a v a te df e lo n y . 3 § 1 2 5 2 (a)(2 )(C ). In ad d i t i o n , b ecau se P i n ed a w as co n v i ct ed o f an ag g rav at ed fel o n y, 1 th e B I A c o rr e c tlyh e ldth a t P in e d aw a s in e lig ib le f o rc a n c e lla tio n o f

r e m o v a l. 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 2 9 b ( a ) . F i n al l y, th e B IA d i d n o t v i o l at e d u e p ro cess b y d en yi n g a co n t i n u an ce t o ad j u st s t a tus ( P e t i t i on N o. 06- 75006) or by de ny i ng the m ot i on t o r e ope n f or a dj us tm e ntof s t a tus ( P e t i t i on N o. 07- 71663) . I n both i ns t a nc e s , the B I A pr ope r l yappl i e d pr e c e de nt an d d et erm i n ed th at , reg ard l ess o f P i n ed a’ s arg u m en t s reg ard i n g h i s 1 9 9 5 co n v i ct i o n s, h is 2 0 0 5 c o n tr o l l e d s u b s ta n c e c o n v ic tio n r e n d e r e dh im in a d m is s ib le , 8 U .S .C . § 1 1 8 2 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i) ( I I ) , a n d th e r e f o r e in e lig ib le f

o ra d ju s tm e n t o f

s ta tu s , 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 5 5 ( a ) . B e c au s e P in e d ac o u ldn o t e s tab lis h p r im af a c ie e lig ib ilityf

o ra d ju s tm e n t, it w a s n o t e rr o r to d e n yth e c o n tin u a n c e o rto d e n yh is m o tio n to r e o p e n . See O rdon ez v . I NS , 34 5 F . 3d 77 7, 78 5 ( 9th C i r. 20 03 ) ( qu ot i ng In re S-V , 22 I & N D ec . 13 06 (B IA 2 0 0 0 ) ) . PETI TI O N N o . 0 6 - 7 5 0 0 6 D I SM I SSED I N P A R T, D EN I ED I N PA R T; PETI TI O N N o . 0 7 - 7 1 6 6 3 D EN I ED .