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

Rodrigo Diaz v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Rodrigo Diaz v. Eric Holder, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided June 28, 2011 · Canby, O'Scannlain, Fisher
440 F. App'x 570

Rodrigo Diaz v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Luis Alfredo Mata-Fasardo, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen deportation proceedings held in ab-sentia. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Singh v. Gonzales, 491 F.3d 1090, 1095 (9th Cir. 2007), and we deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Mata-Fasardo’s motion to reopen as untimely because the motion was filed more than 13 years after his 1996 deportation order, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and Mata-Fasardo did not show that he acted with the due diligence required for equitable tolling of the filing deadline, see Singh, 491 F.3d at 1096-97. It follows that the denial of Mata-Fasardo’s motion to reopen did not violate due process. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error for a due process violation).

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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