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09-71656•Daljit Singh Sandhu v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General
09-71656Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMar 13, 2012
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).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
DALJIT SINGH SANDHU,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 09-71656
Agency No. A076-457-451
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted March 6, 2012**
Before: B. FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
Daljit Singh Sandhu, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reopen. Our
jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the
FILED
MAR 13 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS
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denial of a motion to reopen, Toufighi v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 988, 992 (9th
Cir. 2008), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Sandhu’s motion to reopen
as untimely where the motion was filed six years after the BIA’s final decision, see
8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2), and Sandhu failed to demonstrate changed circumstances
in India to qualify for the regulatory exception to the time limit, see 8 C.F.R.
§ 1003.2(c)(3)(ii); Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 989-90 (9th Cir. 2010).
We reject Sandhu’s contention that the BIA did not adequately examine his
evidence. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 603 (9th Cir. 2006)
(petitioner did not overcome the presumption that the BIA reviewed the record);
see also Najmabadi, 597 F.3d at 990 (the BIA “does not have to write an exegesis
on every contention”). Further, Sandhu’s contentions that the BIA failed to apply
the proper legal standard or properly address his claim for relief under the
Convention Against Torture are belied by the record.
Finally, we lack jurisdiction over any challenge Sandhu makes to the BIA’s
2002 order affirming the immigration judge’s decision finding him not credible,
because Sandhu’s petition for review is untimely as to that order. See Toufighi,
538 F.3d at 995.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
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