Case Name: Benjamin LOPEZ AYALA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-10-06
Citations: 452 F. App'x 749
Docket Number: No. 10-71959
Parties: Benjamin LOPEZ AYALA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 452
Pages: 749–750

Head Matter:
Benjamin LOPEZ AYALA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 10-71959.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 27, 2011.
Filed Oct. 6, 2011.
Benjamin Lopez Ayala, Orange, CA, pro se.
OIL, Pegah Vakili, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, 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
Benjamin Lopez Ayala, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's removal order. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo constitutional questions and questions of law, Khan v. Holder, 584 F.3d 773, 776 (9th Cir.2009), and review for abuse of discretion the denial of a request for a continuance, Ahmed v. Holder, 569 F.3d 1009, 1012 (9th Cir.2009). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
Lopez Ayala's conviction for inflicting corporal injury on his spouse, in violation of California Penal Code § 273.5(a), is a crime of domestic violence under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(E)(i) that renders him ineligible for cancellation of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(l)(C); Vasquez-Hernandez v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1053, 1056-57 (9th Cir.2010).
The agency did not abuse its discretion in denying Lopez Ayala's request for a sixth continuance to allow him to seek post-conviction relief. See Sandoval-Luna v. Mukasey, 526 F.3d 1243, 1247 (9th Cir.2008) (agency did not abuse discretion in denying a second continuance for alien to pursue alternative application for relief).
We lack jurisdiction to consider Lopez Ayala's contentions that are unrelated to his final order of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a) (conferring jurisdiction over final orders of removal). Lopez Ayala's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.