Rosa Elvira Gil v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Opinion
Opinion
103 F.3d 138 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rosa Elvira GIL, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. No. 96-70157. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 2, 1996. * Decided Dec. 06, 1996. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, No. Ani-ezy-ozs. BIA DISMISSED. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rosa Elvira Gil, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"), dismissing her appeal of the immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of her motion to reopen deportation proceedings. The IJ issued an order of deportation in absentia when Gil failed to appear at the scheduled hearing. Because Gil's petition is untimely, we lack jurisdiction and dismiss the petition. 3 It is well established that the requirement of a timely petition for review is mandatory and jurisdictional. Haroutunian v. INS, 87 F.3d…