Case Name: Romelius A. RAMIRO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-05-17
Citations: 518 F. App'x 552
Docket Number: No. 10-72815
Parties: Romelius A. RAMIRO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, THOMAS, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 518
Pages: 552–553

Head Matter:
Romelius A. RAMIRO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 10-72815.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 14, 2013.
Filed May 17, 2013.
Emmanuel Samonte Tipon, Emmanuel Valerio Tipon, Esquire, Sparlin & Tipon, LLC, Honolulu, HI, for Petitioner.
Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Anna Nelson, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: LEAVY, THOMAS, and MURGUIA, 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
Romelius A. Ramiro, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law and claims of due process violations. Pagayon v. Holder, 675 F.3d 1182, 1189, 1191 (9th Cir.2011) (per curiam). We deny the petition for review.
Ramiro does not dispute that he was convicted of distributing methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 860(a), 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and has not established that this conviction is invalid or not final for immigration purposes. See Planes v. Holder, 652 F.3d 991, 996 (9th Cir.2011) (a conviction is final for immigration purposes where a judgment of guilt has been entered and a punishment imposed, even where a direct appeal or collateral attack is pending). Accordingly, the agency properly determined that he is removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) (aggravated felony based on illicit trafficking in a controlled substance) and 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)® (controlled substance violation).
It follows that the agency did not commit legal error or deny Ramiro due process in denying his motion to terminate removal proceedings. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (requiring error and prejudice to prevail on a due process claim).
The agency properly denied Ramiro's request for continuance for failure to show good cause. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.29; Malilla v. Holder, 632 F.3d 598, 604 (9th Cir.2011).
We deny Ramiro's motion to hold his case in abeyance pending the results of his appeal of the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence.
Ramiro's remaining contentions lack merit.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.