Rodriguez
Rodriguez v. Garland
Opinion
Opinion
facts, the Board did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the Order to Show
Cause and Notice of Hearing “was signed by . . . a responsible person at [Ms.
Rodriguez’s] address.” See id.
Ms. Rodriguez argues that she nevertheless did not receive legally sufficient
notice because a subsequent notice providing the date, time, and place of the hearing
was sent by certified mail to the same address and returned unclaimed. This Court
has recognized a “strong presumption” that notice of a hearing is effective when it
is sent by certified mail, “even if no one signed for it.” Mejia-Hernandez v. Holder,
633 F.3d 818, 822 (9th Cir. 2011) (quoting Arrieta v. I.N.S., 117 F.3d 429, 431 (9th
Cir. 1997)). This presumption can be rebutted by showing “that [the petitioner’s]
mailing address has remained unchanged, that neither she nor a responsible party
working or residing at that address refused service, and that there was nondelivery
3 or improper delivery by the Postal Service.” Arrieta, 117 F.3d at 432. Ms.
Rodriguez has not made this showing. The Board, because it considered all of
Rodriguez’s nondelivery evidence, was within its discretion to conclude that Ms.