Filed: Jun. 12, 2007
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Summary: United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT June 12, 2007 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 06-60638 Summary Calendar GODSON SHARK-DURU, Petitioner, versus ALBERTO R. GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. - Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A73 693 373 - Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Godson Shark-Duru, a native and citizen of Nigeria, petitions
Summary: United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT June 12, 2007 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 06-60638 Summary Calendar GODSON SHARK-DURU, Petitioner, versus ALBERTO R. GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. - Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A73 693 373 - Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Godson Shark-Duru, a native and citizen of Nigeria, petitions ..
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United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT June 12, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 06-60638
Summary Calendar
GODSON SHARK-DURU,
Petitioner,
versus
ALBERTO R. GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondent.
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
BIA No. A73 693 373
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Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Godson Shark-Duru, a native and citizen of Nigeria, petitions
for review of an order from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
dismissing his appeal of an immigration judge’s (IJ) decision
denying his applications for cancellation of removal and voluntary
departure.
Shark-Daru argues that his due process rights were violated
when the IJ overstepped his role as adjudicator when he made
various statements and determinations concerning his credibility
and character. He also contends that the IJ’s discretionary
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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determination was an abuse of discretion that rose to the level of
a violation of his due process rights. He does not specifically
challenge the BIA’s decision, nor does he challenge the IJ’s
determination that he did not show hardship that was sufficient to
merit cancellation of removal.
The BIA conducted its own review of the record and did not
adopt the IJ’s decision, and thus this court does not have
authority to review the IJ’s decision. See Girma v. INS,
283 F.3d
664, 666 (5th Cir. 2002). Because Shark-Duru challenges only
statements and determinations by the IJ that this court lacks
authority to review and does not challenge any of the BIA’s
determinations, he has abandoned the only issues before this court.
See Hughes v. Johnson,
191 F.3d 607, 612-13 (5th Cir. 1999).
Accordingly, Shark-Duru has not shown any error in the BIA’s
dismissal, and his petition for review is DENIED.