Case Name: Elsa ORELLANA-LEON; Ana Orellana, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-03-25
Citations: 424 F. App'x 651
Docket Number: No. 09-70674
Parties: Elsa ORELLANA-LEON; Ana Orellana, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: FARRIS, O’SCANNLAIN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 424
Pages: 651–652

Head Matter:
Elsa ORELLANA-LEON; Ana Orellana, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 09-70674.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 8, 2011.
Filed March 25, 2011.
Elsa Ines Martinez, Esquire, Law Offices of Elsa Martinez, PLC, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioners.
Nehal Kamani, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for-Respondent.
Before: FARRIS, O’SCANNLAIN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Elsa. Orellana-León and Ana Orellana, natives and citizens of Guatemala, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying their motion to reopen proceedings held in absentia. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing for abuse of discretion, Garcia v. INS, 222 F.3d 1208, 1209 (9th Cir.2000) (per curiam), we deny the petition for review.
The BIA did not abuse its discretion by denying petitioners' request for reopening sua sponte rather than remanding for the IJ to first address their request. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(3)(ii) ("The Board may review questions of law, discretion, and judgment and all other issues in appeals from decisions of immigration judges de novo."); see also Ghaly v. INS, 58 F.3d 1425, 1430 (9th Cir.1995) ("Any error committed by the IJ will be rendered harmless by the Board's application of the correct legal standard.").
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.