Case Name: Martin Rafael DIAZ-AMEZCUA, a.k.a. Martin Diaz, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-01-24
Citations: 553 F. App'x 719
Docket Number: No. 13-70074
Parties: Martin Rafael DIAZ-AMEZCUA, a.k.a. Martin Diaz, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: CANBY, SILVERMAN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 553
Pages: 719–719

Head Matter:
Martin Rafael DIAZ-AMEZCUA, a.k.a. Martin Diaz, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 13-70074.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 21, 2014.
Filed Jan. 24, 2014.
Nicholas W. Marchi, Carney & Marchi, PS, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.
Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Karen L. Melnik, Trial, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: CANBY, SILVERMAN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Martin Rafael Diaz-Amezcua, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his motion for a continuance. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a continuance and review de novo constitutional claims. Sandoval-Luna v. Mukasey, 526 F.3d 1243, 1246 (9th Cir.2008) (per curiam). We deny the petition for review.
The agency did not abuse its discretion by denying Diaz-Amezcua's motion for a continuance to await Congress' enactment of immigration reform or to wait for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to adjudicate his alleged request for prosecu-torial discretion, because he failed to demonstrate good cause for a continuance. See Singh v. Holder, 638 F.3d 1264, 1274 (9th Cir.2011) ("[A]n IJ 'may grant a motion for continuance for good cause shown.' " (citation omitted)). Because there was no error in the agency's decision, it follows that Diaz-Amezcua's due process rights were not violated. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (requiring error and prejudice to prevail on due process claim).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.