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r e m o v a l. See Zehat ye v. G on zales , 45 3 F . 3d 11 82 , 11 90 (9th C i r. 20 06 ). C ontr a ryt o M a rt i ne z - R i va s ’ s c ont e nt i on, the B I A a c t e d w i thi n i t s di s c r e t i on in d e te rm in in g th a t h e f a ile dto f ile atim e lym o tio n to r e o p e n . M a rtin e z - R iv a s d id notf i l e hi s m ot i on unt i l tw o w e e ks a f t e rthe de a dl i ne , the 2005 c ountryr e porthe s ubm i tt e d w i th hi s m ot i on t o r e ope n c oul d ha ve be e n pr e s e nt e d t o the I J , a nd the 2 0 0 6 c o u n tryr e p o rt d o e s n o t s h o w m a te r ia llyd if f e r e n t c o n d itio n s in G u a te m a la . See, e. g. , G arci a v. H

older , 6 2 1 F .3 d9 0 6 , 9 1 2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 0 ) ( “A m o tio n to r e ope n m us tbe ba s e d on e vi de nc e tha ti s ‘ m a t e r i a l a nd [ that ] w a s nota va i l abl e a nd c oul d notha ve be e n di s c ove r e d orpr e s e nt e d a tthe f orm e rhe a r i ng. ’ ” ) ( quot i ng 8 C . F . R . § 1003. 2( c ) ( 1) ) ( a l t e r a t i on i n G a r c ia ) . PETI TI O N S FO R R EVI EW D EN I ED .