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

e sponde n t . No. 11-71513 Age n c y No. A098-957-730 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 itte d April 29, 2013 ** B e fore : HUG, FAR

R IS, an d LEAVY, C irc uit Judge s. Joe l Fa bia n-Lope z , a

native and c itiz e n of Gua te m a la , pe t itions for re vie w of a de c ision from

the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls (“ B IA” ) in whic h the B IA dism isse d his a

ppe a l from the im

m igration judge ’ s (“ IJ” ) de nia l of re l ie f in the



# FIL ED OCT 02 2013 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U
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. 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).form

of a sy lum , withholding of re m ova l, a nd prote c t ion unde r the C o nve n t ion Aga inst Torture(“ C AT” ). Whe re the B IA c onduc ts its own re vie w of the e vide nc e and la w rat he r tha n a dopting the

IJ’ s de c ision, this c ourt’ s re vie w is limi te d to theB IA’ s de c ision, e xc e pt to thee xte nt tha

t it e xp re ssly

a dopts theIJ’ s opinion. H osse ini v . Gonzale

s , 471 F.3d 953, 957 (9th C ir. 2006). This c ourt re vie ws le g a l que s tions denovo a nd re vie ws fa c tua l findings for substa ntia l e v i de nc e . Lope

z-C ardona v . Holde r , 662 F.3d 1110, 1111 (9th C ir. 2011). A de nia l of a sy lum , withholding of re m o va l, or C AT re lie f is re vie we d for substa ntia l e vide n c e . Sinha v . Holde r , 564 F.3d 1015, 1020, 1025 (9th C ir. 2009). W e have jurisdic tion unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1252(a), and we de ny Fa bia n-Lope z ’ s pe tition for re vie w. 1 Substa ntia l e v i de nc e supports the a ge nc y ’ s de nia l of a sy lum and withholding of rem o v a l be c a use the re c ord doe s not c o m p e l the c onc lusion tha

t Fa bia n -Lope z m e t his burde n of proof. S e e Re n v . Holde r , 648 F.3d 1079, 1094 & n.17 (9th C ir. 2011); Rizk v . Holde r , 629 F.3d 1083, 1091 (9th C ir. 2011). TheIJ prope rly re lie d on inc onsiste nc ie s in thee vide nc e . Se eShre stha v . Holde r , 590 F.3d 1034, 1046-47 (9th C ir. 2010). M ore ove r, the IJ’ s supple m e nta l use of the

1 B e c a use the pa rtie s a re fam ilia r with thefa c ts unde rly ing this a p pe a l, we do not re c ount thefa c ts he re . 2Stat e De p artm e n t’ s C ountry R e port to re fute Fa

bia n-Lope z ’ s ge ne ra liz e d sta te m e nts a bout c onditions in Gua

te m a la wa s prope r. Se e C

he bc houb v . IN

S , 257 F.3d 1038, 1043-44 (9th C ir. 2001) (supe r se de d by statute

on othe r grounds as state d in Shre

stha , 590 F.3d a

t 1046). The IJ prope rly

de te rm ine d tha

t Fa bianLope z fa ile d to providere a sona bly ava ila ble c orroborating e vide nc e . Se e Ade n v . Holde r , 589 F.3d 1040, 1043-45 (9th C ir. 2009). Fina lly , substa n tia l e vide nc e supports the

IJ’ s de te rm ination tha

t the c o rroborating e vide nc e Fa bia n-Lope z provide d wa s insuffic ie nt. S e e id. at 1046. Fa bia n-Lope z ’ s c la i m

unde r C AT wa s ba se d e ntire ly upon thesa

m e e vide nc e he subm itte d in support of his c la im for a sy lum . B e c a use substa

ntia l e vide nc e supporte d a de n ia l of a sy lum ba se d on a

fa ilure to c re dibly

e sta blish his c la im , it like wise supports a de nia l of prote c tion unde r C A T. Farah v . Ashc roft , 348 F.3d 1153, 1157 (9th C ir. 2003). Fa bia n-Lope z ’ s re m a ining c onte n tions la c k m e rit, a nd we de e m

a ll othe r c la im s wa ive d. 2 Se eRizk , 629 F.3d a

t 1091 n.3. PE T IT IO N DE NIE D.

2 W e la c k jurisdic tion to c onside r whe t he r Fa bia n-Lope zis e ligiblefor c onside ra tion for De fe rre d Ac tion for C hildhood Arrivals. Se e 8 U.S.C . § 1252(g). 3