U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2013

Benito Iniguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Benito Iniguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided June 13, 2013 · Hawkins, McKeown, Berzon
523 F. App'x 440

Benito Iniguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Benito Iniguez and Rosa Sorroza-Cruz, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen and reconsider. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of motions to reopen or reconsider, and review de novo questions of law. Cano-Merida v. INS, 311 F.3d 960, 964 (9th Cir. 2002). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reconsider as untimely because it was filed more than 30 days after the BIA’s October 24, 2008, order. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(2).

The BIA also did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen where petitioners failed to establish prejudice from the alleged ineffective assistance of counsel, see Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 793-93 (9th Cir. 2005), and failed to provide any new evidence with the motion, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(1).

We lack jurisdiction to consider petitioners’ challenge to the BIA’s October 24, 2008, order because this petition is not timely as to that order. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(1); 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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