Case Name: Clodualdo Evangelista PELAGIO, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-02-25
Citations: 88 F. App'x 252
Docket Number: No. 02-71380; Agency No. A75-483-321
Parties: Clodualdo Evangelista PELAGIO, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before FERNANDEZ, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 88
Pages: 252–252

Head Matter:
Clodualdo Evangelista PELAGIO, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 02-71380.
Agency No. [ AXX-XXX-XXX ].
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 17, 2004.
Decided Feb. 25, 2004.
Daniel Hanlon, Hanlon & Greene, Pasadena, CA, for Petitioner.
Regional Counsel, Western Region Immigration & Naturalization Sendee, Laguna Niguel, CA, District Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Las Vegas, NV, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel San Francisco, CA, David V. Bernal, Attorney, Anthony P. Nicastro, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before FERNANDEZ, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Clodualdo Evangelista Pelagio, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") summary dismissal under 8 C.F.R. § 3.1(d)(2)(i) of his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review the BIA's summary dismissal for failure to file a brief to determine whether it was appropriate. Vargas-Garcia v. INS, 287 F.3d 882, 884 (9th Cir.2002). We deny the petition.
Pelagio filed a Notice of Appeal (Form EOIR—26) with the BIA indicating his intent to file a brief, then failed to file a brief. Summary dismissal was appropriate because Pelagio's Notice of Appeal did not sufficiently specify his grounds for appeal. See Rojas-Garcia v. Ashcroft, 339 F.3d 814, 820-21 (9th Cir.2003); see also 8 C.F.R. § 3.1(d)(2)©.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Pelagio's motion to file a late brief because he did not demonstrate extraordinary circumstances. Cf. Escobar-Ramos v. INS, 927 F.2d 482, 485-86 (9th Cir.1991) (holding BIA should consider filing of late brief upon showing of extraordinary circumstances).
Pelagio also contends that he was denied due process because the BIA did not warn him of possible summary dismissal after it received his notice of appeal. This contention lacks merit because Pelagio's counsel's failure to file a brief was not due to any deficiency in the BIA's notice. See Rojas-Garcia, 339 F.3d at 822.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.