Sanchez-Martinez

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying petitioner’s motion for administrative closure.

Respondent’s unopposed motion for summary disposition in part and dismissal in part is granted because the questions raised by this petition for review are so insubstantial as not to require further argument. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir.1982) (per curiam). First, administrative closure is not available after entry of a final order of removal. See Matter of Lopez-Barrios, 20 I. & N. Dec. 203 (BIA 1990). Second, to the extent that petitioner’s motion could be construed as a motion to reopen removal proceedings, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in concluding that petitioner’s second motion to reopen was untimely and number-barred. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2); Lara-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968, 972 (9th Cir.2004) (holding that BIA denials of motions to reopen or reconsider are reviewed for abuse of discretion), amended by 404 F.3d 1105 (9th Cir.2005). Accordingly, this petition for review is denied.

Additionally, this court lacks jurisdiction to review the BIA’s refusal to reopen proceedings sua…