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Maximino Perez-Torres v. Jefferson Sessions
678 F. App'x 548
| 9th Cir. | 2017
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*1 Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

Maximino Perez-Torres, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review *2 for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Avagyan v. Holder , 646 F.3d 672, 682 (9th Cir. 2011). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Perez-Torres’s motion to reopen as untimely, where he filed the motion over nine years after his final order of removal, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and he has not demonstrated the due diligence necessary to warrant equitable tolling of the filing deadline, see Avagyan , 646 F.3d at 679 (equitable tolling is available to an alien who is prevented from filing a motion to reopen due to deception, fraud, or error, as long as the alien exercises due diligence in discovering such circumstances).

The BIA did not err in concluding that a motion to reopen a 2014 immigration judge decision from separate proceedings was not properly before it. Hernandez v. Holder , 738 F.3d 1099, 1102 (9th Cir. 2013) (recognizing the BIA's non-jurisdictional place-of-filing rule).

We do not consider the extra-record documentation that Perez-Torres submitted with his opening brief because it was not part of the administrative record. 8 U.S.C.A. § 1252(b)(4)(A)(judicial review is limited to the administrative record); Dent v. Holder , 627 F.3d 365, 371 (9th Cir. 2010) (stating standard of review for out-of-record evidence).

In light of this disposition, we do not reach Perez-Torres’s remaining contentions regarding ineffective assistance of counsel.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

[*] This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

[**] The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Case Details

Case Name: Maximino Perez-Torres v. Jefferson Sessions
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Feb 23, 2017
Citation: 678 F. App'x 548
Docket Number: 15-72418
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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