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.

T he pa ne l una ni m ous l yc onc l ude s thi s c a s e i s s ui t abl e f orde c i s i on ** w ith o u t o r a l a r g u m e n t. See F ed. R . A pp . P . 34 (a )( 2). NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T J OS E B US C AY , 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. 08- 74072 A ge nc yN o. A 079- 528- 821 ME MOR AN DU M *

O n P e t i t i on f

orR e vi e w of

a n O r de rof

the B o a r do f I m m ig r a tio n A p p e a ls S ubm i tt e d F e brua ry11, 2013 ** B efo re: F E RN A N D E Z , T A S H IM A , an dW A R D L A W , C i rcu i tJu d g es. J os e B us c a y , ana t i ve a nd c i t i z e n of the P hi l i ppi ne s , pe t i t i ons pr o s e f or re vi ew of the B oard of Im m i grat i on A pp ea l s’ order di sm i ss i ng hi s app ea l fr om an i m m i gr a t i on j udge ’ s de c i s i on de ny i ng hi s appl i c a t i on f ora s y l um , w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l , a nd pr ot e c t i on unde rthe C onve nt i on A ga i ns tT ortur e ( “ C A T ” ) . W e ha ve 

# FI LED FEB 20 2 013 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS08- 74072 2 j ur i s di c t i on unde r8 U . S . C . § 1252. W e r e vi e w f ors ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e the a g e n c y ’s f

a c tu a l f in d in g s . Zehat

ye v. G on zales , 45 3 F . 3d 11 82 , 11 84 -85 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 6 ) . We d e n yth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. S u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e s up p o rts th e a g e n c y ’s f in d in g th a t B u s c a yf

a ile dto e s tab lis h p a s t p e r s e c u tio n b e c au s e h is e x p e r ie n c e s o f m is tr e a tm e n t du e to h is hom os e xua l i tya nd f

e m a l e s e xua l i de nt i ty , e ve n c ons i de r e d c um ul a t i ve l y , di d not r is e to th e le v e l o f

p e r s e c u tio n . See Na g o u lko v . I NS , 3 3 3 F .3 d1 0 1 2 , 1 0 1 6 - 1 8 ( 9 th C i r. 20 03 ) ( di sc ri m i nat i on , hara ss m ent , and b ei ng fi re d from j ob di d n otcom pel f in d in g o f p a s t p e r s e c u tio n ) ; G u v. G on zales , 454 F . 3d 1014, 1020 ( 9th C i r . 2006) (s i ng l e det ent i on and b ea t i ng thatdi d n otre qu i re m edi ca l tre atm entdi d n otcom pel pa s tpe r s e c ut i on f

i ndi ng) . F urthe r , a s B us c a yha s note s t abl i s he d pa s tpe r s e c ut i on, h e is n o t e n title dto ap r e s u m p tio n o f f u tu r e p e r s e c u tio n , se e Mol i na -Estrada v. I NS , 2 9 3 F .3 d1 0 8 9 , 1 0 9 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) , o rto h u m a n itar ian a s y lu m , se e 8 C. F. R. § 1 2 0 8 .1 3 (b )( 1 )( ii i). In ad d it io n , sub stan ti al ev id en ce su p p o rts th e a g en cy ’s d e te rm in a tio n th a t B u s c a yd idn o t e s tab lis h aw e ll- f o u n d e df e a ro f p e r s e c u tio n . See L oh o v. Mukasey , 5 3 1 F .3 d1 0 1 6 , 1 0 1 7 - 1 8 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ) ( h is to ryo f w illin g ly r e tu rn in g to h o m e c o u n trym ilita te s a g a in s t f in d in g o f w e ll- f o u n d e df e a r ) . A cco rd i n g l y, B u scay’ s asyl u m cl ai m fai l s.08- 74072 3 B e c au s e B u s c a yf

a ile dto m e e t th e lo w e rs tan d a r do f p r o o f f o ra s y lu m , h is c la im f o rw ith h o ld in g o f

r e m o v a l n e c e s s a r ilyf

a ils . See Zehat

ye , 453 F . 3d a t1190. F i nal l y, subst ant i alevi dence al so supp ort s the agency’ s deni alof C A T re l i ef because B uscay f

ai l ed t o est abl i sh i ti s m ore l i kel y than n othe w ou l d b e t ortured at the i ns t i ga t i on of

orw i th the a c qui e s c e nc e of the gove rnm e nti f

r e turne d t o the P h ilip p in e s . See Si laya v. Mukasey , 52 4 F . 3d 10 66 , 10 73 (9th C i r. 20 08 ). P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.