Serrano

Serrano v. Gonzales

Good Law
210 F. App'x 626
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 8, 2006Nos. 05-75217California258 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

*627 Armando Comino Serrano and Alma Gloria Rumualdo Garcia, husband and wife and natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying petitioners’ motion to reopen proceedings following the BIA’s affirmance of an immigration judge’s denial of their application for cancellation of removal.

Petitioners concede that their motion to reopen was untimely, but contend that the BIA should have sua sponte reopened their application to correct a miscarriage of justice and address a significant change in law. Petitioners also allege that they were denied their right to a full and fair hearing in the underlying removal hearing.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen as untimely because petitioners did not file the motion within ninety days of the BIA’s final order of removal. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2); Azanor v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1013, 1021-22 (9th Cir.2004). We lack jurisdiction to review petitioners’ contention that the BIA should have sua sponte granted their motion to reopen despite its untimeliness, because the decision of the agency whether to invoke its sua sponte…

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.