Opinion ID: 3355181
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: 2011 denial of petition for review

Text: Butka filed a petition for review in this Court. In May 2011, this Court concluded that it had jurisdiction to review only Butka’s constitutional arguments and issues of law. Butka v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 427 F. App’x 819, 822 (11th Cir. 2011) (unpublished). It denied Butka’s petition for review, holding that “the IJ did not violate Butka’s right to due process by issuing a removal order without holding 5 Case: 15-11954 Date Filed: 07/05/2016 Page: 6 of 19 a merits hearing,” as the “documentary evidence clearly established” that Butka was not eligible for a waiver or adjustment of status because her drug conviction “involved more than 30 grams of marijuana.” Id. at 823. This Court stated that Butka “admitted” that she had a prior conviction for possession of 105 grams of marijuana, so holding a hearing would not have changed the outcome of her case. Id. Additionally, this Court held that Butka had “a sufficient opportunity to apply for voluntary departure,” and that Butka had not made out an equitable estoppel claim based on the government’s initial decision to admit her with a drug conviction. Id. at 822-23.