Case Name: William Eberto RUIZ-JUAREZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-11-26
Citations: 546 F. App'x 664
Docket Number: No. 11-74008
Parties: William Eberto RUIZ-JUAREZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 546
Pages: 664–665

Head Matter:
William Eberto RUIZ-JUAREZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 11-74008.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 19, 2013.
Filed Nov. 26, 2013.
Rosana Cheung, Law Offices of Rosana Kit Wai Cheung, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
James A. Hurley, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, 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
William Eberto Ruiz-Juarez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, 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 factual findings. Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir.2008). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's determination that Ruiz-Juarez failed to show extraordinary circumstances to excuse the untimely filing of his asylum application. See 8 C.F.R § 1208.4(a)(5). Accordingly, his asylum claim fails.
The record does not compel the conclusion that the harms Ruiz-Juarez and his family suffered in Guatemala amounted to past persecution. See Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014, 1019-20 (9th Cir.2006) (brief detention and beating did not compel finding of persecution); Hoxha v. Ashcroft, 819 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2008) ("The one incident of physical violence against Hoxha was not connected with any particular threat and there is no evidence indicating that the incident was officially sponsored."). Thus, Ruiz-Juarez is not entitled to a presumption of future persecution. See Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1096 (9th Cir.2002). Further, substantial evidence supports the agency's finding that Ruiz-Juarez failed to demonstrate it is more likely than not he will be persecuted if he returns to Guatemala. See Nagoulko v. INS, 333 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2003) (possibility of future persecution too speculative). Accordingly, Ruiz-Juarez's withholding of removal claim fails.
Finally, substantial evidence supports the agency's denial of CAT relief because Ruiz-Juarez failed to establish that it is more likely than not he will be tortured if he returns to Guatemala. See Silaya, 524 F.3d at 1073.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.