U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2011

Zhaolin Liu v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

Zhaolin Liu v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided March 7, 2011 · Canby, Fernandez, Smith
418 F. App'x 645

Zhaolin Liu v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Zhaolin Liu, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, He v. Gonzales, 501 F.3d 1128, 1130-31 (9th Cir. 2007), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Liu’s motion to reopen as untimely because Liu filed it more than 90 days after the BIA issued its final order, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and Liu failed to demonstrate changed country conditions to qualify for the regulatory exception to the time limit for filing motions to reopen, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3)(ii); see also Toufighi v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 988, 996-97 (9th Cir. 2008) (underlying adverse credibility *646 determination rendered evidence of changed country conditions immaterial).

We lack jurisdiction to review Liu’s contentions regarding the BIA’s July 15, 2005, order because his petition for review is not timely as to that order. See Singh v. INS, 315 F.3d 1186, 1188 (9th Cir. 2003).

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 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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