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NOT FOR PUBLICATION                        FILED
                    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                        DEC 19 2022
                                                                      MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
                                                                       U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
                              FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RICARDO RODRIGUEZ PIZANO,                       No.    18-70438

                Petitioner,                     Agency No. A205-317-778

 v.
                                                MEMORANDUM*
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney
General,

                Respondent.

                     On Petition for Review of an Order of the
                         Board of Immigration Appeals

                          Submitted December 8, 2022**

Before:      WALLACE, TALLMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

      Ricardo Rodriguez Pizano, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se

for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his

appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision finding him removable and

pretermitting his application for cancellation of removal. Our jurisdiction is

      *
             This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
      **
             The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review de novo questions of law, including

claims of due process violations in immigration proceedings. Padilla-Martinez v.

Holder, 770 F.3d 825, 830 (9th Cir. 2014). We dismiss in part and deny in part the

petition for review.

      We lack jurisdiction to consider Rodriguez Pizano’s contention that the IJ

erred in finding him removable because he failed to raise the issue before the BIA.

See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2004) (court lacks

jurisdiction to review claims not presented to the BIA).

      The BIA did not err in concluding that Rodriguez Pizano’s convictions for

petty theft under California Penal Code sections 484 and 490.5 are crimes

involving moral turpitude that render him ineligible for cancellation of removal.

See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(C); Silva v. Garland, 993 F.3d 705, 710, 717 (9th Cir.

2021) (California theft constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude).

      To the extent Rodriguez Pizano contends the IJ relied on improper evidence

and failed to provide a proper hearing, his claim fails because he has not shown

error. See Padilla-Martinez, 770 F.3d at 830 (“To prevail on a due-process claim,

a petitioner must demonstrate both a violation of rights and prejudice.”).

      We do not address Rodriguez Pizano’s contentions as to other eligibility

requirements for cancellation of removal because the BIA did not deny relief on

these grounds. See Santiago-Rodriguez v. Holder, 657 F.3d 820, 829 (9th Cir.

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2011) (“In reviewing the decision of the BIA, we consider only the grounds relied

upon by that agency.”).

      Rodriguez Pizano’s request for remand or reopening is denied.

      The stay of removal remains in place until the mandate issues.

      PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.

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