Margaryan

Margaryan v. Mukasey

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278 F. App'x 785
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 16, 2008No. 07-74989California290 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

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

*786 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) (stating standard). The regulations provide that “a party may file only one motion to reopen,” and that the motion “must be filed no later than 90 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). The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioner’s motion to reopen, filed more than three years after the final administrative decision was rendered. In this regard, the BIA correctly determined that petitioner failed to show that he had been the victim of ineffective assistance of counsel such that the time limits for filing his motion should be equitably tolled. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003). Nor did the BIA err in concluding that petitioner failed to show that reopening was…

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