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o r e S e p te m b e r3 0 , 1 9 9 6 , w h ic h e v e ris la te r ” ) ; s e e a ls o A z a r te v . A s h c r o ft , 39 4 F . 3d 12 78 , 12 83 (9th C i r. 20 05 ), abr ogate d on othe rgr ounds by D ada v. Mukasey , 554 U . S . 1, 19- 21 ( 2008) ( r e gul a t oryt i m e l i m i t a t i on on m ot i ons t o reopen p rom ul gat ed pri or t o enactm entof II R IR A ). T he B IA di d n otabuse i t s di sc re t i on i n d enyi ng S i ng h’ s m ot i on t o reopen as u n tim e lyw h e r e it w a s f ile dn e ar lyf

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or re l i ef , se e T ou f i gh iv. Mukasey , 53 8 F . 3d 98 8, 99 6-97 (9th C i r. 20 08 ) ( evi dence10- 71136 3 m us tde m ons tr a t e pr i m af a c i e e l i gi bi l i tyf

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NS , 94 F . 3d 1256, 1259- 60 ( 9th C i r . 1996) ( i s s ue s not spec i fi ca l l y r ai se d o r argued i n a party’ s openi ng bri ef ar e w ai ved). F i na l l y , w e l a c k j ur i s di c t i on t o r e vi e w S i ngh’ s c ont e nt i ons r e gar di ng the B IA ’ s A pri l 24 , 20 02 , order, because thi s pet i t i on for r evi ew i s nott i m el y a s t o that order . Se e S i n gh v . I

NS , 31 5 F . 3d 11 86 , 11 88 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). 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.