Legal Opinion

Surjit Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 16, 2014No. 12-70850, 12-71656, 12-72524, 12-73439Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

1. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) had jurisdiction to adjudicate Singh’s September 2011 and May 2012 motions to reopen. Singh filed his one allowed motion to reopen under 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(5). This motion was denied by the immigration judge and, after appeal, dismissed on the merits by the BIA. Singh then filed a petition for review of the BIA’s dismissal to this court, which we denied. See Singh v. Holder, No. 08-70414, 2009 WL 567975 (9th Cir. March 6, 2009). Thus, the BIA issued the last decision on the merits in that case. Therefore, jurisdiction properly was vested…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. LOZADABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
  2. Avagyan v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
  3. Toufighi v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. Jose Euceda Hernandez v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013

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