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Stevano v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 29, 2008
295 F. App'x 186 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 05-74264.

Submitted September 8, 2008.

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

Filed September 29, 2008.

Kaaren L. Barr, Esquire, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Erica Miles, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, WWS-District Counsel, Esquire, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Office of the District Counsel, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A79-194-193.

Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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


Don Tibbsy Stevano, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Malty v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 942, 945 (9th Cir. 2004), and review de novo due process claims, Ram v. INS, 243 F.3d 510, 516 (9th Cir. 2001). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Stevano's motion to reopen as untimely where Stevano filed the motion more than a year after the BIA's final order of removal, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2) (motion to reopen must be filed within ninety days of final order of removal), and failed to submit new and material evidence of changed country conditions in Indonesia that would excuse the late filing, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3)(ii); see also Malty, 381 F.3d at 945 (requiring circumstances to have changed sufficiently that a petitioner who previously did not have a legitimate claim for asylum now has a well-founded fear of future persecution). Moreover, Stevano has not shown a due process violation. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 2000) (requiring error for a due process violation).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Stevano v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 29, 2008
295 F. App'x 186 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Stevano v. Mukasey

Case Details

Full title:Don Tibbsy STEVANO, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 29, 2008

Citations

295 F. App'x 186 (9th Cir. 2008)