Case Name: Tao YANG, Petitioner v. Michael B. MUKASEY, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-05-21
Citations: 278 F. App'x 442
Docket Number: No. 07-60373
Parties: Tao YANG, Petitioner v. Michael B. MUKASEY, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before KING, DAVIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 278
Pages: 442–443

Head Matter:
Tao YANG, Petitioner v. Michael B. MUKASEY, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 07-60373
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 21, 2008.
Yan Wang, Law Offices of Matthew Jeon P.C., New York, NY, for Petitioner.
Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, John Clifford Cunningham, Holly Michele Smith, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Sharon A. Hudson, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent.
Before KING, DAVIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Tao Yang, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) denial of his third motion to reopen his 1999 removal proceedings. Yang sought to have the BIA reopen the proceedings pursuant to its sua sponte authority in 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(a). The BIA determined that Yang's motion was time and number barred, that ineffective assistance could not excuse his failure to file a timely motion to reopen, and that equitable tolling was not warranted because Yang had not exercised due diligence. Yang argues that the BIA erred in denying the motion because he established exceptional circumstances based on ineffective assistance of counsel. He also asserts that the time and number limitations should be equitably tolled due to the ineffective assistance of counsel.
Because the BIA has complete discretion in deciding whether to reopen removal proceedings sua sponte, see § 1003.2(a), there is no meaningful standard against which to review this decision, and this court lacks jurisdiction over it. See Enriquez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 246, 249-50 (5th Cir.2004). Even if equitable tolling applies to motions to reopen and Yang's equitable tolling arguments could be considered, he has not established that the BIA abused its discretion in holding that he was not entitled to equitable tolling because he had not shown due diligence. See Manzano-Garcia v. Gonzales, 413 F.3d 462, 469 (5th Cir.2005).
The petition for review is DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.