Case Name: Vadim KLEFOS, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-03-21
Citations: 633 F. App'x 447
Docket Number: No. 13-71751
Parties: Vadim KLEFOS, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, LEAVY, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 633
Pages: 447–448

Head Matter:
Vadim KLEFOS, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 13-71751.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 15, 2016.
Filed March 21, 2016.
Nicholas W. Marchi, Carney & Marchi, PS, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.
Kimberly A. Burdge, Esquire, Trial, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: GOODWIN, LEAVY, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Vadim Klefos, a native and citizen of Moldova, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings, Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir.2008), and we deny the petition for review.
Klefos argues he established past persecution and a well-founded fear of future persecution in Moldova on account of his religion as a Jehovah's Witness. Substantial evidence supports the agency's determination that Klefos did not establish that the incidents- of past harm he described rose to the level of persecution. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1016-18 (9th Cir.2003) (evidence of employment and educational discrimination, beating of fellow Christians, and death threats did not compel a finding of past persecution). Substantial evidence also supports the agency's conclusion that Klefos failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of his religion. See id. at 1018 (petitioner's fear of future persecution not objectively reasonable); see also Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1097 (9th Cir.2005) ("forced con scription or punishment for evasion of military duty generally does not constitute persecution on account of a protected ground"). Thus, we deny the petition as to Klefos' asylum claim.
Because Klefos has not established eligibility for asylum, he cannot meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1190 (9th Cir.2006).
Finally, substantial evidence supports the agency's denial of CAT relief because Klefos failed to establish it is more likely than not that he would be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to Moldova. See Silaya, 524 F.3d at 1073. The record does not support Klefos' contention that agency failed to address his CAT claim.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.