Case Name: Jose Luis MALDONADO-ESCOBAR, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-12-30
Citations: 360 F. App'x 921
Docket Number: No. 06-73539
Parties: Jose Luis MALDONADO-ESCOBAR, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 360
Pages: 921–922

Head Matter:
Jose Luis MALDONADO-ESCOBAR, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-73539.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 15, 2009.
Filed Dec. 30, 2009.
Peter James Musser, Peter James Mus-ser, A Professional Corporation, Vista, CA, for Petitioner.
Brianne Whelan Cohen, Trial, James Arthur Hunolt, Senior Litigation Counsel, Mona Maria Yousif, Trial, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and CLIFTON, 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
Jose Luis Maldonado-Escobar, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's order denying his application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, Sandoval-Lua v. Gonzales, 499 F.8d 1121, 1126-27 (9th Cir.2007), and we deny the petition for review.
Maldonado-Escobar does not challenge the agency's conclusion that his 2002 conviction for possession of a controlled substance in violation of California Health & Safety Code § 11377(a) rendered him inadmissible pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(II). As this conviction occurred before Maldonado-Escobar had acquired seven years of continuous residence, we agree with the agency's conclusion that he is not statutorily eligible for cancellation of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a)(2), (d)(1). Because our conclusion is dispositive of Maldonado-Escobar's eligibility for cancellation of removal, we do not consider his contention regarding his 2001 conviction.
We cannot consider the new evidence Maldonado-Escobar submitted with his motion to remand as our review is limited to the administrative record. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(A). We therefore deny Maldonado-Escobar's motion to remand. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1); Altawil v. INS, 179 F.3d 791, 792-93 (9th Cir.1999) (order).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.