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No. 8641498
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Meza Prieto v. Gonzales
No. 8641498 · Decided June 7, 2007
No. 8641498·Ninth Circuit · 2007·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 7, 2007
Citation
No. 8641498
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
MEMORANDUM ** Jose Rosario Meza Prieto seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. We have juris *496 diction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. See Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review. The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Meza-Prieto’s motion to reopen as untimely because it was filed four months after the BIA’s final order of removal, see 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(C)(i) (motion to reopen must be filed within ninety days of final order of removal), and Meza-Prieto did not show he was entitled to equitable tolling, see Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 897 (9th Cir.2003) (deadline for filing motion to reopen can be equitably tolled “when petitioner is prevented from filing because of deception, fraud, or error, as long as the petitioner acts with due diligence.”). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Plain English Summary
MEMORANDUM ** Jose Rosario Meza Prieto seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings.
Key Points
01MEMORANDUM ** Jose Rosario Meza Prieto seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings.
02We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen.
03The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Meza-Prieto’s motion to reopen as untimely because it was filed four months after the BIA’s final order of removal, see 8 U.S.C.
04§ 1229a(c)(7)(C)(i) (motion to reopen must be filed within ninety days of final order of removal), and Meza-Prieto did not show he was entitled to equitable tolling, see Iturribarria v.
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MEMORANDUM ** Jose Rosario Meza Prieto seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings.
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