Case Name: Sarkis MARKARIAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-08-04
Citations: 330 F. App'x 156
Docket Number: No. 05-72476
Parties: Sarkis MARKARIAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 330
Pages: 156–156

Head Matter:
Sarkis MARKARIAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 05-72476.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 29, 2009.
Filed Aug. 4, 2009.
Ahmed M. Abdallah, Esq., Hollywood, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Christine Pécora Luster, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Sarkis Markarian, a native and citizen of Iraq, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order summarily affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his request for protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing for substantial evidence, El Himri v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 932, 936 (9th Cir.2004), we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's decision to deny CAT relief because Mar-karian failed to demonstrate that it is more likely than not he would be tortured if he returned to Iraq. See id. at 938.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.