Gnago v. Holder ( 2009 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-1685
SERGE GERVAIS GNAGO,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., United States Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals.
Submitted: February 18, 2009 Decided: March 16, 2009
Before WILKINSON, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Randall L. Johnson, JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Arlington,
Virginia, for Petitioner. Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney
General, William C. Peachey, Assistant Director, Jem C. Sponzo,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for
Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Serge Gervais Gnago, a native and citizen of the Ivory
Coast, petitions for review of an order of the Board of
Immigration Appeals (“Board”) denying his motion to reconsider
its prior order, which denied Gnago’s motion to reopen removal
proceedings based on changed country conditions in the Ivory
Coast. We have reviewed the record and the Board’s order and
find that the Board did not abuse its discretion in denying the
motion to reconsider. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(a) (2008); Jean v.
Gonzales, 435 F.3d 475, 481 (4th Cir. 2006). Accordingly, we
grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and deny the petition
for review for the reasons stated by the Board. See In re:
Gnago (B.I.A. May 19, 2008). We dispense with oral argument
because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented
in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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