Case Name: Mohamed BENTAALLA, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-02-06
Citations: 55 F. App'x 844
Docket Number: No. 01-71521; INS No. A77-283-087
Parties: Mohamed BENTAALLA, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 55
Pages: 844–844

Head Matter:
Mohamed BENTAALLA, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 01-71521.
INS No. [ AXX-XXX-XXX ].
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 15, 2003.
Decided Feb. 6, 2003.
Before FRIEDMAN, KOZINSKI, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable Daniel M. Friedman, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
There was sufficient evidence to support the BIA's determination that Mohamed Bentaalla ("Bentaalla") was unable to appreciably differentiate his situation from that of his fellow Algerian citizens. See Pedro-Mateo v. INS, 224 F.3d 1147, 1151 (9th Cir.2000); see also Alonzo v. INS, 915 F.2d 546, 548 (9th Cir.1990). The BIA did not abuse its discretion or make inconsistent findings when it granted Bentaalla relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture, while denying his asylum and withholding of removal claims. See Kamalthas v. INS, 251 F.3d 1279, 1283-84 (9th Cir.2001).
PETITION DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.