Abdulselam v. Mukasey ( 2008 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-1821
JEMAL MUKTAR ABDULSELAM,
Petitioner,
v.
MICHAEL B. MUKASEY, Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration
Appeals.
Submitted: June 11, 2008 Decided: July 1, 2008
Before NIEMEYER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Alan M. Parra, LAW OFFICE OF ALAN M. PARRA, ESQUIRE, Silver Spring,
Maryland, for Petitioner. Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Acting Assistant
Attorney General, Stephen J. Flynn, Senior Litigation Counsel,
Thomas B. Fatouros, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Jemal Muktar Abdulselam, a native and citizen of
Ethiopia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’
(“Board”) order denying as untimely Abdulselam’s motion to reopen
removal proceedings. We have reviewed the administrative record
and find the Board did not abuse its discretion in denying
Abdulselam’s motion; accordingly, we deny the petition for review.
See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(a) (2008) (“The decision to grant or deny a
motion to reopen . . . is within the discretion of the Board
. . . .”); Barry v. Gonzales, 445 F.3d 741, 744-45 (4th Cir. 2006)
(stating abuse of discretion standard). We dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
presented in the materials before the court and argument would not
aid the decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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