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

Rafael Perez-Ayala v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

Rafael Perez-Ayala v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided July 21, 2011 · Schroeder, Alarcón, Leavy
444 F. App'x 202

Rafael Perez-Ayala v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Victor Briseno-Hernandez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. 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 acted within its discretion in denying as untimely Briseno-Hernandez’s motion to reopen because it was filed more than 90 days after the BIA’s final removal order, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and he failed to establish that he was entitled to equitable tolling of the filing deadline, see Iturribarria, 321 F.3d at 897 (deadline for filing a motion to reopen can be equitably tolled where a petitioner acts with due diligence).

In light of this disposition, we need not reach Briseno-Hernandez’s remaining contentions.

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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