Kalajyan

Kalajyan v. Holder

Good Law
325 F. App'x 533
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 29, 2009Nos. 05-77277, 07-73372California500 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Leonard Kalajyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) (No. OS-77277). Kalajyan also petitions for review of the BIA’s denial of his motion to reopen removal proceedings (No. 07-73372). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Ordonez v. INS, 345 F.3d 777, 782 (9th Cir.2003). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review No. 05-77277. We deny the petition for review No. 07-73372.

With respect to petition for review No. 05-77277, we lack jurisdiction to review the IJ’s determination that Kalajyan failed to timely file his asylum application because the underlying facts are disputed. Cf. Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 650 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam). Accordingly, we…

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