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362 F. App'x 724

Avakyants v. Holder

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided January 19, 2010

U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2010-01-19

Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (§ 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))

Relies on Iturribarria v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Decided 2010-01-19

¶1MEMORANDUM …

¶2*725Saak Avakyants, a native of Azerbaijan and citizen of Russia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denying his motion to reopen proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 894 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

¶3The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Avakyants’ motion to reopen as untimely because the motion was filed more than two years after the BIA’s order dismissing the underlying appeal, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and Avakyants failed to establish that he acted with due diligence to warrant tolling of the ninety-day deadline for such motions, see Iturribar-ria, 321 F.3d at 899. In light of our disposition, we do not reach the issue of prejudice.

¶4PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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

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