Case Name: Deepak Prataprai TOTLANI, Heena Deepak Totlani, Mansi Deepak Totlani, Chandni Deepak Totlani, Petitioners, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-07-27
Citations: 389 F. App'x 930
Docket Number: No. 09-15237
Parties: Deepak Prataprai TOTLANI, Heena Deepak Totlani, Mansi Deepak Totlani, Chandni Deepak Totlani, Petitioners, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent.
Judges: Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 389
Pages: 930–931

Head Matter:
Deepak Prataprai TOTLANI, Heena Deepak Totlani, Mansi Deepak Totlani, Chandni Deepak Totlani, Petitioners, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent.
No. 09-15237
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
July 27, 2010.
George R. Willy, Sugar Land, TX, for Petitioners.
Jamie M. Dowd, Jennifer J. Keeney, Derek C. Julius, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Deepak Prataprai Totlani and his family, natives and citizens of India, petition this Court to review the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals that denied Totla-ni's motion to reopen. In the motion, Tot-lani and his family sought cancellation of removal and adjustment of status. The Board found that the Totlanis' failure either to withdraw their request for voluntary departure or move to reopen before their 60-day departure period expired made them ineligible for the relief they sought. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229c(d)(l)(B). We deny the petition.
Totlani presents three arguments, but we lack jurisdiction to consider two of those arguments. Totlani argues that the order to depart voluntarily was withdrawn automatically because his family failed to post a departure bond, which entitled the family to 90 days instead of 60 days to move to reopen. Totlani also argues that his family received three additional days to depart voluntarily because the Board mailed its decision, and his family timely withdrew their request to depart voluntarily within that enlarged period. Totlani did not present these two arguments to the Board, and "absent a cognizable excuse or exception, 'we lack jurisdiction to consider claims that have not been raised before the [Board].' " Amaya-Artunduaga v. U.S. Att'y Gen., 463 F.3d 1247, 1250 (11th Cir. 2006) (quoting Sundar v. INS, 328 F.3d 1320, 1323 (11th Cir.2003)). Alternatively, we also agree with the government that these arguments are meritless.
Totlani argues the Board abused its discretion when it denied as untimely Totlani's motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel, but we disagree. An alien may file one motion to reopen, and that motion must be filed within 90 days of the order of removal. 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(c)(7)(A), (C)(i); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(c)(2). Totlani challenged the effectiveness of counsel in his "Rebuttal Brief and Supplement," not in his motion to reopen. The brief, which was filed several months after the limitation period expired, also contained no explanation for Totlani's delay in pursuing his claim of ineffectiveness. Totlani now argues that he omitted the claim from his motion because of "changes in relevant case law," but we will not consider his argument for the first time on appeal. See Amaya-Arbunduaga, 463 F.3d at 1250. The Board did not abuse its discretion when it determined that the claim of ineffective assistance was "a new, separate, and distinct basis for reopening." Totlani's motion was untimely and did not warrant equitable tolling of the limitation period. See Abdi v. U.S. Att'y Gen., 430 F.3d 1148, 1150 (11th Cir.2005); see also Anin v. Reno, 188 F.3d 1273, 1278-79 (11th Cir.1999).
Totlani's petition for review is DENIED.