Singh

Singh v. Gonzales

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229 F. App'x 474
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 23, 2007No. 05-74719California250 words

Opinion

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*475 MEMORANDUM **

Tirath Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen his removal proceedings and to remand to the Immigration Judge to apply for adjustment of status. We review for an abuse of discretion, see Lara-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968, 972 (9th Cir.2004), amended by 404 F.3d 1105 (9th Cir.2005), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Singh’s motion to reopen, which was based in part on allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel, because it was filed more than three years after the BIA’s April 2, 2002 order, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2), and Singh did not demonstrate that he acted with due diligence, see Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 898 (9th Cir.2003) (stating that the court recognizes equitable tolling of deadlines on motions to reopen when a petitioner is prevented from filing because of deception, fraud, or error, as long as the petitioner acts with due diligence in discovering the deception, fraud, or error) (citations omitted).

We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s April 2, 2002…

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