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

Iqbal v. Holder

Iqbal v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided February 23, 2010 · Fernandez, Gould, Smith
367 F. App'x 777

Iqbal v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Marcos Flores Lopez, his wife, Flora Nelia Flores, and their son, Erick Alexan *778 der Flores Medjia, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen. Our jurisdiction is governed by 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 in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen as untimely because it was filed more than 90 days after the BIA’s final order of removal and petitioners failed to demonstrate that they qualified for any exceptions to the ninety-day time limit. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(C)(i) (motion to reopen must be filed within ninety days of final administrative order of removal); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3).

We lack jurisdiction to review the agency’s decision not to invoke its sua sponte authority to reopen proceedings under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(a). See Ekimian v. INS, 303 F.3d 1153, 1159 (9th Cir. 2002).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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

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