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

Matharo v. Holder

Matharo v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided January 13, 2010 · Goodwin, Wallace, Fisher
362 F. App'x 656

Matharo v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Gary Paul Matharo, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir. 2003), and we deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Matharo’s motion because it was filed more than 6 years after the BIA’s final order, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and Matharo failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling, see Singh v. Gonzales, 491 F.3d 1090, 1096-97 (9th Cir. 2007) (requiring petitioner to act with due diligence to definitively learn of the ineffective assistance after he becomes suspicious of it).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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

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