Case Name: Samuel AGUILAR-ORTIZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-08-22
Citations: 449 F. App'x 567
Docket Number: No. 08-73206
Parties: Samuel AGUILAR-ORTIZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 449
Pages: 567–569

Head Matter:
Samuel AGUILAR-ORTIZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-73206.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 11, 2011.
Filed Aug. 22, 2011.
Smirna Ayala, Law Offices of Ronzio & Associates, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Brianne Whelan Cohen, Trial, Eric Warren Marsteller, Esquire, Trial, Carol Fed-erighi, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, Daniel Eric Goldman, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, Oil, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, CAC-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2). Accordingly, Aguilar-Ortiz’s request for oral argument is denied.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Samuel Aguilar-Ortiz, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny the petition for review
Substantial evidence supports the agency's finding that the threats and shootings Aguilar-Ortiz suffered while serving in the military and civilian police force were on account of his ongoing service and not on account of a protected ground. See Cruz-Navarro v. INS, 232 F.3d 1024, 1029-30 (9th Cir.2000) (persecution occurring because a person is a current member of a police force or the military is not on account of a protected ground). Substantial evidence also supports the agency's finding that Aguilar-Ortiz did not establish a well-founded fear of future persecution based on his former military or police service because Aguilar-Ortiz lived in El Salvador without incident for over 15 months after he resigned from the police force. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir.2000). Accordingly, his asylum claim fails.
Because Aguilar-Ortiz failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily cannot meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Zehatye, 453 F.3d at 1190.
Finally, substantial evidence supports the agency's denial of CAT relief because Aguilar-Ortiz failed to establish it is more likely than not he will be tortured upon return to El Salvador. See Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1067-68 (9th Cir.2009). The record does not support Aguilar-Ortiz's contention that the BIA provided an incomplete analysis of his CAT claim.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provid ed by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.