Martinez

Martinez v. Mukasey

Good Law
278 F. App'x 767
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 15, 2008No. 07-73913California326 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Petitioners challenge a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen and reconsider.

We review the denial of motions to reopen and reconsider for abuse of discretion. See Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir.2002). Regulations provide that a motion to reopen must be filed no later than 90 days after the date the final administrative order of removal was entered. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (c)(2). Regulations further provide that a party may file only one motion to reconsider and it must be filed within 30 days of a BIA decision. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2 (b)(2). The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to reopen and reconsider because the BIA entered the final administrative order of removal on May 3, 2007, and the instant motion to reopen and reconsider was not filed until August 16, 2007. In addition, the BIA did not abuse its discretion by denying the motion to reconsider as number-barred because the record demonstrates that petitioners had filed a prior motion to reconsider. Respondent’s motion for summary disposition is granted in part because the questions raised by this petition for review are so insubstantial…

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