U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2010

Santos-Rivas v. Holder

Santos-Rivas v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided January 8, 2010 · Goodwin, Wallace, Fisher
361 F. App'x 728

Santos-Rivas v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Yolanda Santos Ortiz, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying her motion to reconsider its order affirming an immigration judge’s decision denying her application for cancellation of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion, Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir. 2002), and we deny the petition for review.

The Board did not abuse its discretion in denying Santos Ortiz’s motion for reconsideration as untimely, when it was filed beyond the 30-day time limit for motions to reconsider. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(2). We lack jurisdiction to consider Santos Ortiz’s contention that she would have filed a timely motion to reopen but for her non-attorney’s ineffective assistance, because she did not exhaust this claim before the Board. See Ontiveros-Lopez v. INS, 213 F.3d 1121, 1124 (9th Cir. 2000).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

**

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.