Singh

Singh v. Gonzales

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221 F. App'x 682
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 26, 2007No. 05-76036California281 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jasvinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying his motion to reconsider its prior order denying his motion to reopen to add a claim for relief under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion, Larar-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968 , 972 (9th Cir.2004), amended by 404 F.8d 1105 (9th Cir.2005), and we deny the petition for review.

A motion to reconsider must specify the errors of fact or law in the prior decision and must be supported by pertinent authority. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (b)(1). “It is implicit in subsection (b)(1) that the BIA will reconsider the party’s case using the same record evidence used in making its prior decision.” Iturribama v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 895 (9th Cir.2003). Singh’s motion does not rely on record evidence, but rather improperly attempts to introduce new evidence through arguments of counsel and an untimely “supplement.” See Socop-Gonzalez v. INS, 272 F.3d 1176 , 1180 n. 2 (9th Cir.2001) (en banc) (“[t]he purpose of a motion to reconsider is not to raise new facts, but rather to…

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