Case Name: J. Patrocinio ALFARO PEREZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-12-28
Citations: 360 F. App'x 819
Docket Number: No. 07-72092
Parties: J. Patrocinio ALFARO PEREZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 360
Pages: 819–819

Head Matter:
J. Patrocinio ALFARO PEREZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 07-72092.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 15, 2009.
Filed Dec. 28, 2009.
James G. Roche, Santa Ana, CA, for Petitioner.
CAC — District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, W. Maiming Evans, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and FISHER, 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
J. Patrocinio Alfaro Perez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings conducted in ab-sentia. Our jurisdiction is governed by 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 in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
The agency did not abuse its discretion in denying Alfaro Perez's motion to reopen because the record reflects that notice of the April 14, 2006, hearing was mailed to the address of record of Alfaro Perez's counsel. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229(a)(2)(A) (notice may be served by mail on alien or alien's counsel of record); see also Garcia, 222 F.3d at 1209 (notice to counsel of record constitutes notice to alien); Farhoud v. INS, 122 F.3d 794, 796 (9th Cir.1997) (actual receipt of notice by alien not required to satisfy due process).
To the extent Alfaro Perez contends that he failed to appear at his hearing due to extraordinary circumstances, we lack jurisdiction because Alfaro Perez failed to raise the issue before the agency. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir.2004).
We do not consider the declaration of Albert Castro attached to Alfaro Perez's opening brief. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(A); Fisher v. INS, 79 F.3d 955, 963 (9th Cir.1996) (en banc).
Respondent's motion to strike is denied as moot.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.