Arreola-Alvarado v. Holder

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION FEB 24 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOSE LUIS ARREOLA-ALVARADO; et No. 07-74644 al., Agency Nos. A097-356-903 Petitioners, A097-356-904 v. MEMORANDUM * ERIC H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted February 16, 2010 ** Before: FERNANDEZ, GOULD, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges. Jose Luis Arreola-Alvarado and Virginia Nieto-Flores, natives and citizens of Mexico, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying their motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We * 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). SS/Research have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Reyes v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 592, 595 (9th Cir. 2004), and we deny the petition for review. The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Petitioners’ second motion to reopen as time- and number-barred because it was filed approximately one year and six months after the BIA’s final order of removal. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1229a(c)(7)(A) & (C)(i). Petitioners did not show they were entitled to equitable tolling because they failed to comply with the requirements set forth in Matter of Lozada, 19 I. & N. Dec. 637 (BIA 1988). See Reyes, 358 F.3d at 598-99. Petitioners’ motion for a stay of their voluntary departure period is denied. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. SS/Research 2 07-74644