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law . Moh am m ed v. G on zales , 4 0 0 F .3 d7 8 5 , 7 9 1 - 9 2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) . 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 h e B I A d idn o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n in d e n y in g B h u s a l’s m o tio n to re co n sid erw h er e B h u sa l failedto id en ti fyan y e rr o r o f law o r f ac t i n th e B IA ’s p r e v io u s o r d e r . See 8 C . F . R . § 1003. 2( b) ( 1) . C ontr aryt o B hus a l ’ s c ont e nt i ons , the B I A d idn o t ap p lyan in c o rr e c t e v id e n tiarys tan d ar d . Se e R o ja s - G a rc ia v . A s h c r o

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a ir ” ( in te rn a l qu o ta tio n s o m itte d ) ) . T he B IA prop er l y c on strued B hu sa l ’ s m ot i on al so t o b e am ot i on t o reopen in w h ic h h e s ub m itte dn e w e v id e n c e o f c h an g e dc o u n tryc o n d itio n s . Se e Soc opG o n z a lezv . I

NS , 27 2 F . 3d11 76 , 11 80 (9th C i r. 20 01 ) ( en banc) (e xp l ai ni ng that “[ t]h e p u rp o s e o f

am o tio n to r e o p e n is to p r e s e n t n e w f a c ts o re v id e n c e th a t w o u ld e n title th e a lie n to r e lie f f r o m d e p o rta tio n ” w h ile “[ t]h e p u rp o s e o f am o tio n to reco n si d er i s n o tt o rai se n e w f a c t s , butr a the rt o de m ons tr a t e tha tthe [ i m m i gr a t i on ju d g e ] o rth e B I A e rr e da s am a tte ro f law o rf a c t” ( e m p h a s is in o r ig in a l) ) . T he B IA di d n otabuse i t s di sc re t i on i n d enyi ng B hu sa l ’ s m ot i on t o reopen as un t i m el y andnu m ber- barr ed w here the succ es si ve m ot i on w as fi l ed m ore than th r e e y e ar s a f

te rh is r e m o v a l o r d e rb e c am e f in a l, se e 8 C . F . R . § 1003. 2( c ) ( 2) , and12- 70166 3 B h u s a l f a ile dto d e m o n s tr a te am a te r ia l c h an g e in c ir c u m s tan c e s in N e p a l to qu a lif yf o rth e r e g u la to rye x c e p tio n to th e f ilin g d e a d lin e , se e 8 C .F .R . § 1 0 0 3 .2 ( c ) ( 3 ) ( ii) . I t f o llo w s th a t B h u s a l’s du e p r o c e s s c o n te n tio n s f a il. Se e L ata v . I

N S, 204 F . 3d 1241, 1246 ( 9th C i r . 2000) ( r e qui r i ng e rr orand pr e j udi c e t o pr e va i lon a due p r o c e s s c la im ) . T o the e xt e ntB hus a ls e e ks r e vi e w of the a ge nc y ’ s unde r l y i ng or de r s de ny i ng rel i ef, w e l ackj u ri sd i ct i o n b ecau se th e p et i t i o n fo r rev i ew i s n o tt i m el y as t o th o se o r d e r s . See 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 5 2 ( b ) ( 1 ) ; Si ngh v . I N S, 31 5 F . 3d11 86 , 11 88 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). P E T I T I O N F O R R E V I E W D E N I E D in p a r t ; D I S M I S S E D in p a r t .