Sergio Vargas Cano v. Eric Holder, Jr.

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 26 2011 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SERGIO VARGAS CANO and MARIA No. 09-71138 DEL PILAR VARGAS, Agency Nos. A075-728-732 Petitioners, A075-728-733 v. MEMORANDUM * ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted April 5, 2011 ** Before: B. FLETCHER, CLIFTON, and BEA, Circuit Judges. Sergio Vargas Cano and Maria Del Pilar Vargas, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their 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, * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). and de novo ineffective assistance of counsel claims, Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791-92 (9th Cir. 2005), and we deny the petition for review. The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen as untimely because it was filed more than three years 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 90 days of final order of removal), and petitioners did not show they were entitled to equitable tolling, see Iturribarria v. INS, 321 F.3d 889, 897 (9th Cir. 2003). Petitioners’ contention that the BIA erred by failing to address their statutory right to counsel claim is unavailing because the BIA denied the motion on timeliness grounds. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 09-71138