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Sarkar v. Ashcroft

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 15, 2004
114 F. App'x 959 (9th Cir. 2004)

Opinion

Submitted December 6, 2004.

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

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Ahmed M. Abdallah, Esq., Attorney at Law Hollywood Taft Bldg., Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioners.

Regional Counsel, Western Region Immigration & Naturalization Service, Laguna Niguel, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Carol L. Wallack, Margaret J. Perry, Washington, DC, for Respondent.


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

Before GOODWIN, WALLACE, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Atm Magfoor Rahman Sarkar, his wife, and their three children, all natives and

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citizens of Bangladesh, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying as untimely their motion to reopen. Because the transitional rules apply, Kalaw v. INS, 133 F.3d 1147, 1150 (9th Cir.1997), we have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, de Martinez v. Ashcroft, 374 F.3d 759, 761 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Petitioners' motion to reopen because it was filed seven months after the BIA's final decision, and did not present evidence of changed circumstances in Bangladesh that was unavailable at the time of their previous hearing. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2) (A motion to reopen "must be filed no later than 90 days after the date on which the final administrative decision was rendered in the proceeding sought to be reopened"); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3)(ii) (motion to reopen may be filed based on changed country conditions if such evidence is material and was unavailable and could not have been discovered or presented at the previous hearing).

Petitioners' remaining contentions lack merit.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Sarkar v. Ashcroft

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 15, 2004
114 F. App'x 959 (9th Cir. 2004)
Case details for

Sarkar v. Ashcroft

Case Details

Full title:Atm Magfoor Rahman SARKAR; et al., Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Dec 15, 2004

Citations

114 F. App'x 959 (9th Cir. 2004)

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