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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 14 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VALENDO FELIPE LOPEZ DIAZ, No. 23-3530 Agency No. Petitioner, A087-902-174 v.

PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General, MEMORANDUM * 0F

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted October 9, 2025 **1F

San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, NGUYEN, and BRESS, Circuit Judges. Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge S.R. THOMAS.

Valendo Felipe Lopez Diaz, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for

review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision denying his untimely

motion to reopen removal proceedings to apply for cancellation of removal. We

“review the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen for an abuse of discretion” and may

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App.…