Case Name: Juventino BARRERA MARTINEZ, a.k.a. Martin Reyes Castro, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-01-04
Citations: 465 F. App'x 611
Docket Number: No. 09-73595
Parties: Juventino BARRERA MARTINEZ, a.k.a. Martin Reyes Castro, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 465
Pages: 611–612

Head Matter:
Juventino BARRERA MARTINEZ, a.k.a. Martin Reyes Castro, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 09-73595.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 19, 2011.
Filed Jan. 4, 2012.
Nicholas W. Marchi, Carney & Marchi, PS, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.
Paul Cygnarowiez, Trial, Theo Nicker-son, Esquire, Oil, Ada Elsie Bosque, Trial, Daniel Eric Goldman, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, 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, WALLACE, and McKEOWN, 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
Juventino Barrera Martinez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, 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 protection 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, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny the petition for review.
The record does not compel the conclusion that Barrera Martinez established changed or extraordinary circumstances to excuse his untimely asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4(a)(4), (5). Accordingly, his asylum claim fails.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's finding that Barrera Martinez failed to establish the harm he fears is on account of a protected ground, because the threats against him are based on a personal problem with his cousin. See INS v. Elias- Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481-82, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992); Molina-Morales v. INS, 237 F.3d 1048, 1052 (9th Cir. 2001) (personal retribution is not persecution on account of a protected ground). Accordingly, his withholding of removal claim fails.
Substantial evidence also supports the agency's denial of CAT relief because Barrera Martinez failed to establish it is more likely than not he would be tortured upon return to El Salvador. See Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey, 542 F.3d 738, 748 (9th Cir. 2008).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.