Case Name: Antelmo RAMIREZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-09-28
Citations: 346 F. App'x 243
Docket Number: No. 06-74956
Parties: Antelmo RAMIREZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, RAWLINSON, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 346
Pages: 243–244

Head Matter:
Antelmo RAMIREZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-74956.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 14, 2009.
Filed Sept. 28, 2009.
Barbara K. Strickland, Law Offices of Barbara K. Strickland, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Aliza B. Alyeshmerni, Esq., DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, CAS-District, I & AMP; NS, San Diego, CA for Respondent.
Before: SILVERMAN, RAWLINSON, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Antelmo Ramirez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision that, as a matter of discretion, Ramirez did not merit cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. 1229(b)(a). We dismiss the petition for review.
Contrary to Ramirez's contention, the IJ's finding regarding "continuous residence" did not factor into the IJ's denial of Ramirez's application for cancellation of removal as a matter of discretion. We therefore lack jurisdiction to review this discretionary determination. See Romero-Torres v. Ashcroft, 827 F.3d 887, 890 (9th Cir.2003) ("We [have] interpreted [8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i) ] to encompass all discretionary decisions involved in the cancellation of removal context, including the ultimate discretionary decision to deny relief."); see also Martinez-Rosas v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 926, 929-30 (9th Cir.2005). The REAL ID Act of 2005 did not alter our jurisdiction in this regard. See Martinez-Rosas, 424 F.3d at 929-30.
We do not reach petitioner's contentions regarding his continuous residence as the discretionary denial is determinative.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.