Dhirendra Sukul v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 12 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DHIRENDRA NATH SUKUL, Nos. 15-72408 16-70902 Petitioner, Agency No. A075-731-618 v.

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney MEMORANDUM* General,

Respondent.

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

Submitted January 10, 2022** Pasadena, California

Before: TASHIMA, M. SMITH, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Dhirendra Nath Sukul, a native and citizen of Fiji, asks this court

to reverse the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) denial of two motions to

reopen his removal proceedings. The parties are familiar with the facts, and so we

do not recount them here. We review the denial of the motions to reopen for abuse

* 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. P. 34(a)(2). of discretion, INS v. Doherty, 502 U.S. 314, 323 (1992), and deny…