Orta-Flores

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) July 30, 2007 decision denying petitioner’s motion to reconsider.

The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The Clerk shall amend the docket to reflect this status.

We have reviewed the record, petitioner’s filings in this matter, and respondent’s unopposed motion for summary disposition. We conclude that summary disposition is appropriate 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) (stating standard). The regulations provide that a party may file only one motion to reconsider any given decision. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (b)(2). The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioner’s third motion to reconsider as numerically-barred. See Lara-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968, 972 (9th Cir.2004) (BIA’s denial of a motion to reconsider is reviewed for abuse of discretion).

Accordingly, respondent’s motion for summary disposition is granted.

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