UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS F O R T H E N IN T H C IR C U IT J E S US C AS T E NE DA - R I VE R A, P et i t i on er , v. E R IC H . H O L D E R JR . , A tt orney G ener al R e s p o n d e n t. N o. 07- 73379 A ge nc yN o. A 077- 125- 430 ORDER

B efo re: C A N B Y , T H O M A S , an dW . F L E T C H E R , C i rcu i tJu d g es. T he gove rnm e nt ’ s pe t i t i on f orpane l r e he ar i ng i s gr ant e d. T he m em orandu m di sposi t i on fi l ed on June 8, 20 10 , i s w i thd raw n. A new m em orandu m di sposi t i on w i l l be fi l ed concurrent l y w i th thi s order . A ny pet i t i on for r eheari ng of the new m em orandu m di sposi t i on m ustbe fi l ed w i th i n 4 5 d ays. 

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# FI LED MA R 23 2011 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS07- 73379 2 p ro ceed i n g s t o ap p l y fo r ad j u stm en to f st atu s. O u r j u ri sd i ct i o n i s g o v ern edb y 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 5 2 . W e d e n yin p art an dd is m is s in p art th e p e titio n f o rr e v ie w . T he B I A di d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n de ny i ng C a s t e ne da - R i ve r a ’ s m ot i on as un t i m el y w here the m ot i on w as fi l ed m ore than fi ve m on ths af t erthe B IA ’ s f

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d is c r e tio n ) , am e nde d by40 4 F . 3d 11 05 (9th C i r. 20 05 ). W e l a c k j ur i s di c t i on t o r e vi e w C a s t e ne da - R i ve r a ’ s e qui t abl e t ol l i ng c o n te n tio n b e c au s e h e f a ile dto e x h au s t th is c la im b e f o r e th e a g e n c y . See B arron v. A s h c r o ft , 35 8 F . 3d 67 4, 67 8 (9th C i r. 20 04 ). W e a gree w i th the det erm i nat i on i n thi s c ou rt ’ s M ar ch 13 , 20 08 , order thatat the t i m e thatC as t eneda-Ri verafi l ed hi s m ot i on t o st ayhi s vol un t ary departure p e r io d , h is v o lu n taryd e p artu r e p e r io dh a de x p ir e d . C a s te n e d a - R iv e r a ’s m o tio n to re op en di d n otst ayhi s per i od of vo l un t ary departure because the m ot i on w as u n tim e ly . Se e A z a r te v . A s h c r o ft , 394 F . 3d 1278, 1280 ( 9th C i r . 2005) ( c onc l udi ng th a t th e B I A ab u s e s its d is c r e tio n “w h e n it d is m is s e s am o tio n to r e o p e n , tim e ly f ile db yan a lie n du r in g h is v o lu n taryp e r io d , b e c au s e th e a lie n s ub s e q u e n tlyf a ils t o de partpr i ort o the e nd of the pe r i od w hi l e aw a i t i ng the B I A ’ s de c i s i on) ( e m p h a s is a d d e d ) ; see a l so B arroso v. G on zales , 42 9 F . 3d 11 95 , 12 05 (9th C i r.07- 73379 3 20 05 ) ( “ the tim e lyfi l i ng of a m ot i on t o reopen. . . aut om at i ca l l y t ol l s the vo l un t ary d e p artu r e p e r io d ” ) ( e m p h a s is a d d e d ) . P E T IT IO N F O R R E V IE W D E N IE D i n p art; D IS M IS S E D i n p art.