Avila

Avila v. Mukasey

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311 F. App'x 24
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 28, 2009No. 08-74056California280 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying petitioner’s untimely motion to reopen removal proceedings.

We review the BIA’s ruling on a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion. Perez v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 770, 773 (9th Cir.2008).

An alien who is subject to a final order of removal is limited to filing one motion to reopen, and that motion must be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final order of removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(A), (C)(i); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2). Because petitioner’s motion to reopen was filed well beyond the 90-day deadline, and petitioner has failed to demonstrate that an exception to the time limit applies, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioner’s motion to reopen. See id.

Accordingly, the petition for review is denied in part because the questions raised by this petition are so insubstantial as not to require further argument. See United *26 States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir.1982) (per curiam) (stating standard).

As to petitioner’s request to the BIA for sua sponte reopening, this court lacks jurisdiction to review the BIA’s discretionary decision to…

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