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Santos v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 13, 2009
342 F. App'x 320 (9th Cir. 2009)

Opinion

No. 06-75108.

Submitted August 11, 2009.

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

Filed August 13, 2009.

John E. Ricci, Law Office of Ricci and Sprouls, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.

Thomas Fatouros, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A079-248-742.

Before: KLEINFELD, M. SMITH, 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.

Eliseo Prieto Santos, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1098 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Prieto Santos' motion to reopen on the ground that his fingerprints were not new or previously unavailable evidence. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(1). It follows that Santos has not established a due process violation. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error to succeed on a due process claim).

To the extent Santos challenges the agency's underlying decision denying his application for cancellation of removal, and to the extent he raises due process claims related to that decision, we lack jurisdiction because this petition is not timely as to that decision. See Stone v. INS, 514 U.S. 386, 405, 115 S.Ct. 1537, 131 L.Ed.2d 465 (1995).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.


Summaries of

Santos v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 13, 2009
342 F. App'x 320 (9th Cir. 2009)
Case details for

Santos v. Holder

Case Details

Full title:Eliseo Prieto SANTOS, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 13, 2009

Citations

342 F. App'x 320 (9th Cir. 2009)