KHANJARYAN V. HOLDER, No. 06-72939 (9th Cir. 2014)

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FILED OCT 03 2014 NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ANDRANIK KHANJARYAN, Petitioner, No. 06-72939 Agency No. A079-578-025 v. MEMORANDUM* ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted September 23, 2014** Before: W. FLETCHER, RAWLINSON, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges. Andranik Khanjaryan, a native of the former U.S.S.R. and a citizen of Armenia, 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 absentia. We have jurisdiction under * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen, Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir. 2005), and we deny the petition for review. The agency did not abuse its discretion by denying Khanjaryan s motion to reopen where Khanjaryan did not offer any grounds for rescission of his in absentia order of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(5)(C); 8 C.F.R. § 1003.23(b)(4)(ii). PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. 2 06-72939

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