What is the abuse of discretion standard governing a denial of a motion to reopen a criminal case?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Oyeniran v. Holder, Agency No. A091-426-019, No. 09-73683, No. 10-70689 (9th Cir. 2012):

The abuse of discretion standard governs the denial of a motion to reopen proceedings. Edu, 624 F.3d at 1142 n.4 (citing Ghahremani v. Gonzales, 498 F.3d 993, 997 (9th Cir. 2007)).

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