Case Name: Mohamad Monzer TEMSAH, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-09-25
Citations: 75 F. App'x 961
Docket Number: No. 03-60075
Parties: Mohamad Monzer TEMSAH, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 75
Pages: 961–962

Head Matter:
Mohamad Monzer TEMSAH, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 03-60075.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 25, 2003.
Mohamad Monzer Temsah, pro se, Channelview, TX, for Petitioner.
Ernesto Horacio Molina, Jr., John Ashcroft, Jeffrey Jay Bernstein, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Susan Houser, Anthony P. Nicastro, US Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Hipólito Acosta, US Immigration & Naturalization Service, Houston, TX, Caryl G. Thompson, US Immigration & Naturalization Service, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.
Before JONES, BENAVIDES, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Mohamad Monzer Temsah has petitioned for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his motion to reopen. The respondent has moved for summary affirmance in lieu of filing an appellate brief, for an extension of time to file a brief in the event that summary affirmance is denied, and to strike a portion of Temsah's brief containing exhibits not included in the administrative record. The motions to strike and for summary affirmance are DENIED. The motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED AS UNNECESSARY. The respondent's duty to submit an appellate brief is hereby WAIVED.
Temsah contends that he in fact filed a timely motion to reopen. He has presented no evidence establishing that he filed a motion in a timely manner. See 8 C.F.R. § 1008.2(c)(2). Temsah does not repeat his assertions, made before the BIA, that he is entitled to relief under the Convention Against Torture, and any such claims are therefore deemed abandoned. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir.1993).
Temsah maintains that the BIA erred in denying his motion to reopen based on his failure to depart voluntarily as ordered by the immigration judge. The BIA concluded that Temsah was not entitled to adjustment of status because he had not voluntarily departed on the date set forth by the BIA in its original order. Temsah has not shown that the BIA was incorrect in its conclusion. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b, 1229e(d). Temsah also asserts that the immigration judge's rulings and statements were confusing. This court does not review the decisions of the immigration judge. See Mikhael v. INS, 115 F.3d 299, 302 (5th Cir.1997).
Temsah has not established that the BIA abused its discretion in denying his motion to reopen. See INS v. Doherty, 502 U.S. 314, 322, 112 S.Ct. 719, 116 L.Ed.2d 823 (1992). Consequently, the petition for review is DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.