Ocampo

Ocampo v. Mukasey

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260 F. App'x 965
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 21, 2007No. 07-73486California230 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying petitioners’ motion to reopen.

The BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen is reviewed for abuse of discretion. See Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir.2002). The regulations state that a motion to reopen removal proceedings must be filed not later than ninety days after the date on which the final order of removal was entered. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2).

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen as untimely. The record demonstrates that petitioners’ final order of removal was entered on December 15, 2006. The record further demonstrates that petitioners’ motion to reopen was filed on March 16, 2007, more than ninety days after the final order of removal was entered. Accordingly, respondent’s unopposed motion for summary disposition is granted because the questions raised by this petition for review are so insubstantial as not to require further argument. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir.1982) (per curiam).

All other pending motions are denied as moot. The temporary stay of removal confirmed by Ninth Circuit…

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