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Sosa v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nov 19, 2007
255 F. App'x 158 (9th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 07-72178.

Submitted November 13, 2007.

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

Filed November 19, 2007.

Francisco Juarez Sosa, Anaheim, CA, pro se.

District, Office of the District Counsel, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, San Francisco, CA, Daniel E. Goldman, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A95-297-096.

Before: McKEOWN, TALLMAN and CLIFTON, 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") order denying petitioner's third motion to reconsider.

Upon review of the record and petitioner's response to the court's order to show cause, we conclude that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioner's motion to reconsider because the third motion to reconsider was numerically barred. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(2) ("A party may file only one motion to reconsider any given decision and may not seek reconsideration of a decision denying a previous motion to reconsider."); Lara-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968, 972 (9th Cir. 2004).

We lack jurisdiction to review whether the BIA should have sua sponte reconsidered petitioner's case despite the numerically barred motion to reconsider because "the decision of the BIA whether to invoke its sua sponte authority is committed to its unfettered discretion." See Ekimian v. INS, 303 F.3d 1153, 1159 (9th Cir. 2002).

We also lack jurisdiction to consider petitioner's claim, raised in this petition for review, that relies on evidence not previously presented to the BIA. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(d)(1); Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir. 2004).

Petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. All other pending motions are denied as moot. The temporary stay of removal confirmed by Ninth Circuit General Order 6.4(c) shall continue in effect until issuance of the mandate.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.


Summaries of

Sosa v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nov 19, 2007
255 F. App'x 158 (9th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

Sosa v. Mukasey

Case Details

Full title:Francisco Juarez SOSA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Nov 19, 2007

Citations

255 F. App'x 158 (9th Cir. 2007)