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usye v v . Mukasey , 528 F . 3d 1172, 1177 ( 9th C i r . 2008) , and we d i s m i s s i n p a rta n dd e n yi n p artth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. W e l a c kj u r i s d i c t i o n o v e rth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w w i th r e s p e c tt o Li ’ s c l a i ms b e c au s e h e f

a ile dto jo in G u ’s ap p e a l to th e B I A , s e e B a rr o n v . A s h c r o ft , 358 F . 3d 6 7 4 , 6 7 7 - 7 8 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) , a n da c c o r d in g lyd is m is s in p art a s to L i’s c la im s . I n he rope ni ng br i e f

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NS , 94 F . 3d 12 56 , 12 59 (9th C i r. 19 96 ) ( i ss ues notsupp ort ed by ar gu m entar e dee m ed abando ned). S ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e s up p o rts th e I J ’s a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityd e te rm in a tio n a s to p astp ersecu t i o n b ecau se th e i n co n si st en ci es reg ard i n g G u ’ s em p l o ym en th i st o ry, re m ov alof her I U D , and the nu m ber of her f orce d abo rt i on s go t o the heartof her c l a i m. Se e L i v . A s h c r o

ft , 3 7 8 F . 3 d9 5 9 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 4 ). S ub st an t i al ev i d en ce al so s upport s the I J ’ s f

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a i l e d t o e s t abl i s h ac l e arpr obabi l i tyof p e r s e c u tio n . See Fakhry v . Mukasey , 5 2 4 F .3 d1 0 5 7 , 1 0 6 5 - 6 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ) . A c c o r d in g ly , G u ’s w ith h o ld in g o f r e m o v a l c la im f

a ils .K AD / Res ea r ch 07- 72375 3 B ec ause G u’ s C A T cl ai m i s bas ed on the t es t i m on y the IJfoun d n otcr edi bl e, a nd s he poi nt s t o no othe re vi de nc e t o s how i ti s m or e l i ke l ythan nots he w oul d be to rtu r e dif

r e tu rn e dto C h in a , h e rC A T c la im f a ils . See Koh l iv. G on zales , 473 F . 3d 1 0 6 1 , 1 0 7 1 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 ) . P E T IT IO N F O R R E V IE W D IS M IS S E D i n p art; D E N IE D i n p art.