Case Name: Hilda Leticia Rangel BAUTISTA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-12-16
Citations: 303 F. App'x 532
Docket Number: No. 08-72810
Parties: Hilda Leticia Rangel BAUTISTA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 303
Pages: 532–533

Head Matter:
Hilda Leticia Rangel BAUTISTA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-72810.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 1, 2008.
Filed Dec. 16, 2008.
Hilda Leticia Rangel Bautista, Riverside, CA, pro se.
OIL, Brianne Whelan Cohen, Trial, Carol Federighi, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, CAC-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: GOODWIN, CLIFTON and BEA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
This is a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order construing petitioner's request to administratively close proceedings and denying petitioner's motion to reopen removal proceedings.
Where a petitioner improperly titles a motion to reopen or reconsider, the BIA should construe the motion based on its underlying purpose. See Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 793 (9th Cir.2005). Here, the BIA properly construed petitioner's motion for administrative closure as a motion to reopen and administratively close removal proceedings. See id:, 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23(b).
We review the BIA's ruling on a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion. Perez v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 770, 773 (9th Cir.2008).
An alien who is subject to a final order of removal is limited to filing one motion to reopen removal proceedings, and that motion must be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final order of removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(A), (C)(i); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2). Because petitioner's motion to reopen was filed beyond the 90-day deadline and was her second motion to reopen, and petitioner has not contended that any exceptions to the time or numerical limits apply, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying petitioner's motion to reopen as untimely and number-barred. See id.
Accordingly, respondent's motion for summary disposition is granted because the questions raised by this petition for review are so insubstantial as not to require further argument. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir.1982) (per curiam) (stating standard).
All other pending motions are denied as moot. The temporary stay of removal shall continue in effect until issuance of the mandate.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.