T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3. NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS F O R T H E N IN T H C IR C U IT KA R I NE M. AI VA Z OV A, P et i t i on er , v. E R I C H . H O L D E R J r ., A tto rn e yG e n e r a l, R e s p o n d e n t. N o. 04- 71791 A ge nc yN o. A 079- 534- 065 ME MOR AN DU M *

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unde rthe C onve nt i on A g a in s t T o rtu r e ( C A T ) . W e d e n yh e rp e titio n f o rr e v ie w . 

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W h er e, as h er e, “th e B IA ad o p ts th e d ec isio n o f th e I J, w e r ev iew th e I J’s deci si on as i f i tw er e thatof the B IA . ” A bebe v. G on zales , 432 F . 3d 1037, 1039 (9th C i r. 20 05 ) ( i nt ernal qu ot at i on s om i tt ed). “ W e r evi ew the IJ ’ s f i nd i ng s of f

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‘ reaso n ab l e, su b st an t i al , an dp ro b at i v e ev i d en ce o n th e reco rd co n si d ered as a w ho l e. ’ ” Id . at10 39 -40. A pet i t i on ercont endi ng thatthe IJ ’ s f i nd i ng s are e rr o n e o u s m u s t e s tab lis h th a t th e e v id e n c e c o m p e ls r e v e r s a l. Se e S i n g h v . I NS , 134 F . 3d 96 2, 96 6 (9th C i r. 19 98 ). T h e r e is aq u e s tio n w h e th e rth e I J ’s a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityd e te rm in a tio n is su p p o rt ed b y su b st an t i al ev i d en ce, b u tev en g i v i n g cred i tt o A i v azo v a’ s t est i m o n y, th e r e c o r dd o e s n o t c o m p e l af in d in g o f p a s t p e r s e c u tio n . Se e G u v . G onz a l e s , 454 F . 3d 1014, 1019- 21 ( 9th C i r . 2006) . A i va z ovat e s t i f i e d tha tthe pol i c e di d not t ou ch her. S he al so t es t i fi ed thatshe had brui se s on h erbo dy bu tthe re cord c o n ta in s n o e v id e n c e th a t s h e w a s b e a te n o re x p la n a tio n o f h o w s h e g o t th e b ru is e s . N o pr e s um pt i on of

f utur e pe r s e c ut i on a r os e a nd the I Jc oul d pr ope r l yde t e rm i ne th a t A iv a z o v af

a ile dto e s tab lis h h e rc la im o f p e r s e c u tio n . Se e Kor abl i na v . I N S, 1 5 8 F .3 d1 0 3 8 , 1 0 4 3 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 8 ) . T he I J ’ s f

i ndi ngs tha tA i va z ovadi d note s t abl i s h e l i gi bi l i tyf orw i thhol di ng of re m ov al or C A T re l i ef ar e s up po rt ed by subst ant i al evi dence. T he re cord do es3

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i ndi ng tha tA i va z ovaw oul d m or e l i ke l ytha n notbe t ortur e d or s u f f e rp e r s e c u tio n if

r e tu rn e dto G e o r g ia . N uru v. G on zales , 404 F . 3d 1207, 1221 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) ; Al- H

a r b iv . I NS , 24 2 F . 3d 88 2, 88 8 (9th C i r. 20 01 ). P e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w DE NI E D.