Sillah v. Gonzales

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 05-1712

OUSMAN M. SILLAH,

Petitioner,

versus

ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. (A72-000-231)

Submitted: February 24, 2006 Decided: May 15, 2006

Before WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Irena I. Karpinski, LAW OFFICES OF IRENA I. KARPINSKI, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Kent P. Porter, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Respondent.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Ousman M. Sillah, a native and citizen of Gambia,

petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration

Appeals (Board) denying as untimely his motion to reopen

immigration proceedings. We have reviewed the record and the

Board’s order and find that the Board did not abuse its discretion

in denying the motion to reopen. See INS v. Doherty, 502 U.S. 314,

323-24 (1992); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23(b)(4)(ii) (2006). Accordingly,

we deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the

Board. See In Re: Sillah, No. A72-000-231 (B.I.A. June 3, 2005).

We deny Sillah’s Motion for Stay of Proceedings and 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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