Monterroso

Monterroso v. Holder

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344 F. App'x 356
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 31, 2009No. 08-70178California298 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jaime Leonel Monterroso, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, *357 and review de novo claims of due process violations. Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to reopen as untimely because the motion was filed more than 9 years after the BIA’s August 28, 1998 order dismissing the underlying appeal, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2), and Monterroso failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling, see Iturribania, 321 F.3d at 897 (equitable tolling available where a “petitioner is prevented from filing because of deception, fraud, or error, as long as the petitioner acts with due diligence”); see also Reyes v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 592, 597 (9th Cir.2004) (compliance with requirements set forth in Matter of Lozada, 19 I. & N. Dec. 637 (BIA 1988) generally enforced where alleged ineffective assistance of counsel is not “obvious and undisputed on the…

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