Diaz

Diaz v. Mukasey

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267 F. App'x 540
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 15, 2008No. 07-73436California292 words

Opinion

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MEMORANDUM **

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

Petitioners have paid the filing fee for this petition for review. Accordingly, the court’s September 5, 2007 order is discharged.

We review the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen 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 no later than ninety days after the date on which the final administrative decision was rendered in the proceeding sought to be reopened. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2). A review of the administrative record demonstrates that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen as untimely. Petitioners’ final administrative order of removal was entered on June 17, 2005. Petitioners’ motion to reopen was filed on June 4, 2007, more than ninety days after the date on which the final order of removal was entered. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2).

*541 Accordingly, respondent’s unopposed motion for summary disposition is granted because the questions raised by this petition for review are so…

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