Gonzalez

Gonzalez v. Mukasey

Good Law
289 F. App'x 257
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 19, 2008No. 08-70960California282 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision denying petitioner’s motion to reissue the prior decision denying petitioner’s application for cancellation of removal.

After reviewing the record, we conclude the BIA did not abuse its discretion denying petitioner’s motion to reissue after petitioner contended he did not receive the decision. See Singh v. Gonzales, 494 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir.2007). The BIA noted that the decision denying the appeal was mailed to the address petitioner provided in his notice of appeal to the BIA. Petitioner moved from that address and failed to provide notice of the change, but also stated in his motion to reissue that he has lived “in the same address” and has experienced problems with mail delivery. In light of the ambiguous information provided to the agency, the BIA did not abuse its discretion by finding petitioner’s statements insufficient to rebut the presumption of receipt or by denying the motion to reissue. Cf id. at 1172-73 (remanding where BIA failed to acknowledge affidavits of non-receipt and failed to explain conclusion that decision was properly mailed). We therefore grant respondent’s…

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