Victor Pedroza-Molina v. Eric Holder, Jr.

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION NOV 26 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT VICTOR MANUEL PEDROZA- No. 13-70967 MOLINA and ANDREA LUCIANO- URQUIDES, Agency Nos. A075-669-010 A075-669-011 Petitioners, v. MEMORANDUM* ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted November 18, 2014** Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges. Victor Manuel Pedroza-Molina and Andrea Luciano-Urquides, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen removal proceedings based on * 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). ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir. 2005). We deny the petition for review. The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion to reopen as untimely where they filed the motion more than eight years after their removal orders became final, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2) (motion to reopen must be filed within 90 days of a final order of removal), and petitioners failed to establish the due diligence required to warrant tolling of the motions deadline, see Avagyan v. Holder, 646 F.3d 672, 679 (9th Cir. 2011) (equitable tolling is available to a petitioner who is prevented from timely filing a motion to reopen due to deception, fraud or error, as long as petitioner exercises due diligence in discovering such circumstances). Because the timeliness determination is dispositive, we do not reach petitioners’ remaining contentions. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 13-70967