Opinion
No. 07-72490.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed November 19, 2007.
Andres Vargas Garcia, Costa Mesa, CA, pro se.
CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security San Francisco, CA, John C. Cunningham, Esq., Holly M. Smith, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A79-530-475.
Before: McKEOWN, TALLMAN and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
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 from the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") May 30, 2007 decision denying petitioner's motion to reconsider.
The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The Clerk shall amend the docket to reflect this status.
We have reviewed the record and respondent's motion for summary disposition. We conclude that summary disposition is appropriate 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 regulations provide that a party may file only one motion to reconsider any given decision, and such motion "must be filed with the Board within 30 days after the mailing of the Board decision." See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(2). The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioner's second motion to reconsider, filed more than three years after the BIA's July 18, 2003 decision affirming the denial of his application for cancellation of removal. See Lara-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968, 972 (9th Cir. 2004) (BIA's denial of a motion to reconsider is reviewed for abuse of discretion). Accordingly, respondent's motion for summary disposition is granted.
All other pending motions are denied as moot. The temporary stay of removal shall continue in effect until issuance of the mandate.