SORCIA v. HOLDER

No. 10-1431.

643 F.3d 117 (2011)

Reynaldo SORCIA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: H. Glenn Fogle, Jr. , The Fogle Law Firm, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, for Petitioner. Michael Christopher Heyse , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Mary Jane Candaux , Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Dismissed by published opinion. Judge WYNN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Senior Judge GILMAN joined.


OPINION

WYNN, Circuit Judge:

It is axiomatic that a court lacking subject matter jurisdiction over an appeal must dismiss the case. Petitioner Reynaldo Sorcia ("Sorcia") asks this Court to review the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") to deny (1) his petition for cancellation of removal and (2) his motion to reopen removal proceedings so that he could pursue cancellation of removal after an adjustment of status for which he had an application...

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