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Zheng v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 2, 2013
546 F. App'x 713 (9th Cir. 2013)

Opinion

Submitted November 19, 2013

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

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 32.1)

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A072-337-305.

For BIAO ZHENG, Petitioner: Joshua E. Bardavid, Esquire, Law Office of Joshua Bardavid, New York, NY.

For ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent: Lance Lomond Jolley, Esquire, Trial Attorney, OIL, David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, Ali Manuchehry, Esquire, Trial Attorney, Jennifer Paisner Williams, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC; Chief Counsel ICE, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF COUNSEL, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA.


Before: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

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

Biao Zheng, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (" BIA" ) order 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. Avagyan v. Holder, 646 F.3d 672, 674 (9th Cir. 2011). We deny the petition for review.

Zheng's contentions regarding whether he received proper notice were addressed in this court's prior decision in Biao Zheng v. Holder, 423 Fed.Appx. 699 (9th Cir. 2011) (hearing notice was sent by certified mail to the address last provided by Zheng and he failed to timely inform the immigration court of his address change).

To the extent Zheng now contends that the agency abused its discretion in denying his motion to reopen because he was not sufficiently apprised of the change-of-address requirement, Zheng's contention fails. Zheng was personally served with an Order to Show Cause (" OSC" ) and there was no statutory requirement that the OSC be orally translated. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252b(a)(1) (1992).

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Zheng's motion to reopen based on changed country conditions where Zheng failed to supply any evidence of a material change in circumstances in China. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(3).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.


Summaries of

Zheng v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Dec 2, 2013
546 F. App'x 713 (9th Cir. 2013)
Case details for

Zheng v. Holder

Case Details

Full title:BIAO ZHENG, Petitioner, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Dec 2, 2013

Citations

546 F. App'x 713 (9th Cir. 2013)