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Zagal v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Page 50
Nov 19, 2007
256 F. App'x 49 (9th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 06-75052.

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.

Ines Lopez Zagal, Placencia, CA, pro se.

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, Mark C. Walters, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., W. Manning Evans, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A79-524-399.

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 from the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") denial of a motion to reopen of a previous denial of an application for cancellation of removal. We review this decision for an abuse of discretion. See Ray v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 582 (9th Cir. 2006) (citing Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1182, 1185 (9th Cir. 2004)). We conclude that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to reopen because petitioner failed to timely file her motion or provide additional evidence to support an exception to the 90-day deadline. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2). Accordingly, respondent's motion for summary disposition is granted 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).

As to petitioner's request for sua sponte reopening, this court lacks jurisdiction to review the BIA's discretionary decision to deny sua sponte reopening of petitioner's case. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(a); Ekimian v. INS, 303 F.3d 1153 (9th Cir. 2002). We therefore dismiss this petition in part.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.


Summaries of

Zagal v. Mukasey

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Page 50
Nov 19, 2007
256 F. App'x 49 (9th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

Zagal v. Mukasey

Case Details

Full title:Ines Lopez ZAGAL, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Page 50

Date published: Nov 19, 2007

Citations

256 F. App'x 49 (9th Cir. 2007)