Benito Perez Lopez v. Eric Holder, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Benito Perez Lopez v. Eric Holder, Jr., 472 F. App'x 686 (9th Cir. 2012)

Benito Perez Lopez v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Benito Perez Lopez and Maria Remedios Rodriguez, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their 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, and review de novo claims of due process violations. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen as untimely because the motion was filed more than two years after the final order of removal, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and petitioners failed to establish the due diligence required for equitable tolling of the filing deadline, see Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 897 (9th Cir. 2003).

In light of our disposition, we need not reach petitioners’ 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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Benito Perez LOPEZ; Maria Remedios Rodriguez, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished