Ricardo Valadez-Ruiz v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision**
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
RICARDO VALADEZ-RUIZ,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 10-72834
Agency No. A077-280-926
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted March 12, 2013**
Before: PREGERSON, REINHARDT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Ricardo Valadez-Ruiz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review
of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an
immigration judge’s removal order. We dismiss the petition for review.
FILED
MAR 21 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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We lack jurisdiction to review Valadez-Ruiz’s contention that the record of
conviction is insufficient to establish his removability for an aggravated felony
because he failed to raise that issue before the BIA and thereby failed to exhaust
his administrative remedies. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir.
2004) (explaining that this court lacks jurisdiction to review contentions not raised
before the agency).
The motion of petitioner’s retained counsel, Elsa Ines Martinez, Esq., to
withdraw as counsel of record is granted. The Clerk shall enter on the docket
petitioner, 1080 Coronado Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90804, as appearing pro se.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED.

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