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Cite as 25 I&N Dec. 601 (BIA 2011) Interim Decision #3728 Matter of Paula CRUZ DE ORTIZ, Respondent Decided September 20, 2011 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals Because section 246(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1256(a) (2006), relates only to proceedings

MEMORANDUM2 Orlando Cruz-Ortiz appeals his conviction and 77-month sentence imposed following his guilty plea to illegal reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. Cruz-Ortiz’s sole contention3 is that Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d

SUPERIOR COURT COMMONWEALTH VS. RAMON CRUZ-GONZALEZ and ISRAEL SANTIAGO ORTIZ Docket: 1977CR00467 / 1977CR00469 Dates: November 30, 2020 Present:</

Cupp, J. {¶ 1} This case arises out of a dispute regarding the amount of child-support arrearage that appellee, Luis Cumba-Ortiz, owes appellant, Lillian Rivera Cruz, under a 1971 Puerto Rico divorce decree. Ms. Cruz contends that a 1994 federal support statute and a 1998 Ohio law, which address enforcement of multiple child-support orders, cannot be retroactively applied to nullify the arrearage due under the child-support

Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge Defendant Ricardo Ortiz Cruz ("Cruz") has filed a Motion to Suppress evidence obtained from the search and seizure of his vehicle following a traffic stop that occurred in a rural area within two or three miles of the Canadian border. (Doc. 16.) Cruz is charged with being an illegal alien in possession of ammunition in violation of

KAYATTA, Circuit Judge. Joseph Kennedy appeals his conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Challenging his conviction, Kennedy argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a warrant-less search of the vehicle he was driving immediately before hi

MEMORANDUM *** 1. Because an alien unlawfully present in the United States need not have a drug conviction to be removed under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i), the agency did not violate due process by failing to allege such a conviction in the Notice to Appear. 2. Due to several probation violations, petitioner’s Proposition 36 program — California’s equivalent of the Federal First Offende

DYK, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs challenge the Office of Personnel Management’s (“OPM”) regulations that exclude cost-of-living allowances (“COLAs”) 1 from the calculation of retirement and other benefits. These COLAs are received by federal employees working in non-foreign areas located outside the contiguous United States

676 F.3d 118 (2012) UNITED STATES of America; Government of The Virgin Islands v. Reinaldo BERRIOS, Appellant in 07-2818. United States of America; Government of The Virgin Islands v. Angel Rodriguez, Appellant in 07-2887. United States of America; Government of The Virgin Islands v. Felix Cruz, Appellant in 07-2888. United States of America; Government of The Virgin Islands v. Troy Moore, Appellant in 07-2904.

ORDER Ana Hernandez-Ortiz was found guilty after a bench trial of attempting to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. The district court sentenced her to 12 months and one day in prison, well below the guidelines range of 51 to 63 months. Hernandez-Ortiz filed a notice of appeal, but her newly appointed lawyer has concluded that the appeal is frivolous and moves to withdraw. See Ander

*624SUMMARY ORDER Caonabo Vargas appeals from a judgment of conviction entered January 18, 2008, following a jury trial, of one count of conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robberies between 2000 and 2003, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and one count of conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and marijuana between 2000 and 2003, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. On appeal, Vargas

*624SUMMARY ORDER Caonabo Vargas appeals from a judgment of conviction entered January 18, 2008, following a jury trial, of one count of conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robberies between 2000 and 2003, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and one count of conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and marijuana between 2000 and 2003, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. On appeal, Vargas

PER CURIAM: Richard A. Selinger, appointed counsel for Teddy Leonel Cruz-Velez in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Cr

754 F.Supp.2d 336 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff v. Danny GUZMAN-CORREA [6], et al., Defendants. CR. No. 07-290 (PG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. November 5, 2010. *337 Jose Capo-Iriarte, United States Attorneys' Office, Hato Rey, PR, for Plaintiff. Fernando J. Carlo-Gorbea, Fernando J. Carlo

709 F.Supp.2d 123 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff v. 1) Edgardo NEVAREZ-ORTEGA a/k/a El Vi do, 2) Jose Luis Robles-Hernandez a/k/a Joe, 3) Rafael Ortiz-Diaz, a/k/a Julio, 4) Juan Donato Caraballo Aracena a/k/a Ninin, 5) Vidal Paredes Linaes a/k/a Camilo, 6) Julio Rafael Hernandez-Espinal, 7) William Torres-Ramirez a/k/a Willie, 8) Segundo Cervantes Coplin De La Cruz a/k/a Tito and 9) Migdalia Collazo-Castro, Defendants. <

697 F.Supp.2d 244 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Wilfredo ROSARIO-CAMACHO, Luis Rodriguez-Sostre, Josue Perez-Mercado, Ramon Maysonet-Soler, Jose Negron-Sostre, Defendants. Criminal No. 08-310 (FAB). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. March 22, 2010. David Ramos-Pagan, Jorge L. Armenteros-Chervoni, San Juan, PR, for Defendant Jose Rodrigue

PER CURIAM: * The attorney appointed' to represent Rito Esparza-Ortiz has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Esparza-Ortiz has not filed a response. Our independent review of the record and counsel’s brief discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, counsel’s motion fo

PER CURIAM: * The attorney appointed' to represent Rito Esparza-Ortiz has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Esparza-Ortiz has not filed a response. Our independent review of the record and counsel’s brief discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Accordingly, counsel’s motion fo

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge. An indictment alleged that seventeen individuals conspired to distribute heroin, cocaine, and marijuana between December *82000 and March 2003 at three drug points in Coamo, Puerto Rico in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) and 846. Most of these individuals were also charged with possession of firearms in furtherance of the conspiracy in violation of

501 F.Supp.2d 840 (2007) Cruz Gerardo ORTIZ-GALINDO, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent. Nos. EP-05-CV-379-PRM, EP-03-CR-1390-PRM. United States District Court, W.D. Texas, El Paso Division. March 22, 2007. *841 Cruz Gerardo Ortiz-Galindo, Beaumont, TX, pro se. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER