Ubaldo Tistoj v. Merrick Garland

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Ubaldo Tistoj v. Merrick Garland

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 15 2022 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UBALDO TISTOJ; et al., No. 20-73243

Petitioners, Agency Nos. A203-684-958 A203-684-959 v.

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney MEMORANDUM* General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted April 11, 2022**

Before: McKEOWN, CHRISTEN, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Ubaldo Tistoj1 and his minor child, natives and citizens of Guatemala,

petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing their

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 1 Although lead petitioner’s name appears as “Ubaldo Tistoj” in the Petition for Review, it appears as “Ubaldo Antonio Tistoj-Vasquez” in the agency decisions, Notice to Appear, and Opening Brief. appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their motion to reopen

removal proceedings conducted in absentia. 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). We deny the petition

for review.

The agency did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to reopen to

rescind petitioners’ removal orders, where petitioners did not dispute that the

hearing notice was correctly addressed and mailed twenty-three days before the

hearing, and the evidence petitioners submitted was not sufficient to overcome the

presumption of effective service. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1229a(b)(5)(C), 1229(c); see

also Sembiring v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 981, 988 (9th Cir. 2007) (describing

evidence sufficient to overcome the presumption of effective mail service).

The temporary stay of removal remains in place until the issuance of the

mandate.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

2 20-73243

Reference

Status
Unpublished