N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT HUGO AVIANTO, Pe titione r, v. ER IC H. HOLDER , Jr., Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R

e sponde nt . No. 12-71283 Age n c y No. A099-777-203 M EM OR 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 itte d

Nove m b e r 19, 2013 ** B e fore : C ANB Y, TR OTT, a nd THOM AS, C irc uit Judge s. Hugo Avia

nto, a native and c itiz e n of Indone sia , pe titions for re vie w of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a l s’ orde r dism issing his a ppe a l from an im

m igration judge ’ s de c ision de ny ing his a pplic at ion for a s y lum , withholding of re m o va l, a nd prote c tion unde r the C onve ntion Against Torture(“ C AT” ). W e have jurisdic tion 

# FIL ED DEC 5 2013 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 9th C ir. R . 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. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1252. W e re v ie w for substa ntia l e vide nc e the a ge n c y ’ s fa c tua l findings, W

ak k ary v . Holde r , 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th C ir. 2009), a nd we de ny

the pe tition for re vie w. The a ge n c y

de nie d Avia nto’ s c la im

on c re d ibility grounds a

nd on them e rits. W ith re spe c t to theha

rm s Avia nto suffe re d from his e x-wife an d he r fam i ly , substa ntia l e vide nc e supports the a ge nc y ’ s c onc lusion tha

t Avia nto did not e sta blish pa st pe rse c ution or a we ll-founde d fe a

r of future pe rse c ution, be c a use he fa ile d to show the gove rnm e nt wa s unwilling or una ble to prote c t him . S

e eCastroMartine z v . Holde r , 674 F.3d 1073, 1080-82 (9th C ir. 2011). W ith re spe c t to the 1997 m otorc y c le atta c k, the ha rm Avia nto’ s fam ily

suffe re d during the1998 riots, and the 2002 bom

bing of Avia

nto’ s c hurc h, substa

ntia l e vide nc e supports the a ge nc y ’ s c onc lusion tha

t Avia nto fa ile d to e sta

blish the se inc ide nts rose to the le ve l of pe rse c ution, e ve n

c o nside re d

c um ulative ly . Se eW

a k k a ry , 558 F.3d a

t 1059-60. Substa ntia l e vide nc e a lso supports the a ge nc y ’ s c onc lusion tha

t Avia nto fa ile d to e sta blish a we ll-founde d fe ar of pe rse c ution ba se d on the se inc ide nts. S e e N agoulk o v . IN S , 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th C i r. 2003) (fe a r of future ha

rm is too spe c ulative ). Ac c ordingly , e v e n if c re dible , Avia nto’ s a sy lum

c l a im fa i ls. B e c a use Avia nto fa ile d to e sta

blish e ligibility

for a sy lum , he ne c e ssa

rily fa ils to m e e t the m ore stringe nt sta nda rd for withholding of rem ova l. Se eZe haty e 2v . Gonzale

s , 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th C ir. 2006). Fina lly , Avia

nto ha s not “ spe c ific a lly

and distinc tly

argue d and ra ise d” the issue of C AT re lie f. S

e e C astro-Pe r e

z v . Gonzale

s , 409 F.3d 1069, 1072 (9th C ir. 2005) (fa ilure to ra ise a

c la im re sults in waive r) (quotation m arks a nd c ita tion om i tte d). PE T IT IO N FO R RE V IE WDE NIE D.

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