Jose Gomez-Rivera v. Eric Holder, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jose Gomez-Rivera v. Eric Holder, Jr., 594 F. App'x 436 (9th Cir. 2015)
O'Scannlain, Leavy, Fernandez, Circuit'Judges

Jose Gomez-Rivera v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jose Gomez-Rivera, 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, Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir. 2005), and we deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Gomez-Rivera’s motion to reopen as untimely, where he filed the motion more than six years after his final order of removal, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2) (a motion to reopen must be filed within 90 days of a final order of removal), and has not established the due diligence required for equitable tolling of the filing deadline, see Avagyan v. Holder, 646 F.3d 672, 679-80 (9th Cir. 2011) (equitable tolling is available to an alien who is prevented from timely filing a motion to reopen due to deception, fraud or error, as long as petitioner exercises due diligence in discovering such circumstances).

In light of our disposition, we do not reach Gomez-Rivera’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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Jose GOMEZ-RIVERA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished