Kaur

Kaur v. Gonzales

Good Law
205 F. App'x 560
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 9, 2006No. 04-75092California298 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Paramjit Kaur, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying her motion to reconsider its order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum and relief under the Convention Against Torture. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 *561 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reconsider. See Oh v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 611, 612 (9th Cir.2005). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.

Kaur raises several contentions in her opening brief regarding the BIA’s June 24, 2004 order dismissing her appeal. To the extent these contentions go beyond the issues raised in Kaur’s motion to reconsider, we lack jurisdiction because Kaur did not timely petition for review of that order. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256,1258 (9th Cir.1996).

The only issue properly before this court is whether the BIA abused its discretion by denying the motion to reconsider, in which Kaur contended that her submission of two asylum applications did not amount to fraud, and that discrepancies regarding…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.