N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C U IT SUDAN ZHANG, Pe titione r, v. ER IC H. HOLDER , JR . , Attorne y Ge ne ra l , R

e sponde nt . No. 11-70530 Age n c y No. A088-294-739 M EM O R ANDUM *

On Pe tition for Re vie w of a n Orde r of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls Subm i tte d Oc tobe r 9, 2014 ** Pa sa de n a , C a l ifornia B e fore : HAW KINS an d GR AB ER , C irc uit Judge s , a

n d SEDW IC K, *** Distric t Judge . Pe titione r Sudan Zha

n g, a native and c itiz e n of C hina , pe titions for re vie w of an orde r, issue d by

the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls (" B IA" ), dism i ssing he r



# FIL ED OCT 14 2014 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S . CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by Ninth C irc uit R

ule 36-3. ** The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without oral a

rgum e nt. Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honora

ble John W . Se dwic k, Unite d State s Distric t Judgefor the Distric t of Ala s ka , sitting by de signa tion.a

ppe a l from

an im m igration judge ’ s (" IJ" ) de c ision de ny i ng he r a pplic ation for a sy lum and prote c tion unde r the C onve ntion Agai nst Torture(" C A T" ). The REAL ID Ac t gove rns this c a se . R e v ie wing for substa ntia l e vide nc e the a ge nc y ’ s a dve rse c re d ibility

de te rm inat ion, Shre stha

v. Holde r, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th C ir. 2010), we de ny the pe tition for re vie w . 1. Substa ntia l e v ide nc e supports the IJ’ s a d ve rse c re dibility

de te rm ination, whic h the B IA a ffirm e d . For e xam ple , the IJ obse rve d tha

t Pe titione r’ s de m e anor c ha nge d to oneof " c onfusion a nd inde c isive ne ss" whe n a ske d a bout he r a bortion c e rtific ate . " W e give ‘ spe c ia l de fe re nc e ’ to a c re d i bility

de te rm ination tha

t is ba se d on de m e anor." Jibril v. Gonz a l e s, 423 F.3d 1129, 1137 (9th C ir. 2005) (inte rna l quota t ion m arks om itte d). The IJ ide ntifie d se ve ra l inc onsiste nc e s be twe e n the na rra tive in Pe titione r’ s a sy lum a pplic ation a

nd he r te s tim o ny , inc luding inc o nsiste nc i e s a

bout he r pare nts’ knowle dge of he r re lationship a nd a b out he r boy frie nd’ s pre se nc e whe n she c onduc te d pre gna nc y te s ts. Although the

IJ ne e d not re ly only on inc onsiste nc e s tha

t " go to thehe a

rt of" Pe t itione r’ s c l a im , those inc o nsiste nc i e s in fa c t do go to the c e ntra l que stion whe the r he r a bortion wa s forc e d, so we a c c ord the m " gre at we ight." Shre stha , 590 F.3d a t 1046–47. In the a bse nc e of c re dible te stim ony , Pe titione r’ s a sy lum c la im fa i ls. Fa rah v. Ashc roft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th C ir. 2003). 22. B e c a use Pe titione r’ s C AT c la im re s ts on thesa

m e te stim o ny

tha t the IJ and the B IA found not c re dible , a nd be c a use no othe r e v i de nc e in the re c ord supports the

argum e nt tha

t she is m ore like ly

tha n not to betorture d if re t

urne d to C hina , he r C AT c la im a l so fa ils. Id. a t 1157. DE NIE D.

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