Varduhi Hovakimyan v. Eric Holder, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Varduhi Hovakimyan v. Eric Holder, Jr., 490 F. App'x 924 (9th Cir. 2012)
Goodwin, Wallace, Fisher

Varduhi Hovakimyan v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Varduhi Hovakimyan and family, natives and citizens of Armenia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen. 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 questions of law. Avagyan v. Holder, 646 F.3d 672, 674 (9th Cir. 2011). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen because the motion to reopen was filed nearly thirteen months after the BIA’s August 11, 2005, order dismissing the underlying appeal, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2) (motion to reopen generally must be filed within 90 days of the final administrative order), and petitioners failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling, see Avagyan, 646 F.3d at 679(equitable tolling available “when a petitioner is prevented from filing because of deception, fraud, or error, as long as the petitioner acts with due diligence”). It follows that petitioners’ due process claim fails. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error and prejudice for a petitioner to prevail on a due process claim).

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

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Varduhi HOVAKIMYAN; Milena Hovsepyan; Artuom Hovsepyan, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished