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Cuevas v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 22, 2008
290 F. App'x 22 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 08-70806.

Submitted July 14, 2008.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed July 22, 2008.

Teodulo Peralta Cuevas, El Monte, CA, pro se.

Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, CAC-District Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, San Francisco, CA, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A95-186-597.

Before: SCHROEDER, LEAVY and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") January 28, 2008 order denying petitioner's fourth motion to reopen removal proceedings.

The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The Clerk shall amend the docket to reflect this status.

We review the BIA's ruling on a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion. Perez v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 770, 773 (9th Cir. 2008).

An alien who is subject to a final order of removal is limited to filing one motion to reopen removal proceedings, and that motion must be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final order of removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(A), (C)(i); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2). In this case, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioner's fourth motion to reopen as time and number barred, when petitioner filed the motion on October 23, 2007, more than 45 months after the BIA's December 9, 2003 decision dismissing his appeal.

Accordingly, respondent's unopposed motion for summary disposition is granted because the questions raised by this petition for review are so insubstantial as not to require further argument. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir. 1982) (per curiam) (stating standard).

The motion for stay of voluntary departure, filed after the departure period had expired, is denied. See Garcia v. Ashcroft, 368 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir. 2004).

All other pending motions are denied as moot. The temporary stay of removal shall continue in effect until issuance of the mandate.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Cuevas v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 22, 2008
290 F. App'x 22 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Cuevas v. Mukasey

Case Details

Full title:Teodulo Peralta CUEVAS, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jul 22, 2008

Citations

290 F. App'x 22 (9th Cir. 2008)