Case Name: Jaroslav FECKO, a.k.a. Jaroslau Fecko, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-07-29
Citations: 584 F. App'x 362
Docket Number: No. 08-74594
Parties: Jaroslav FECKO, a.k.a. Jaroslau Fecko, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 584
Pages: 362–363

Head Matter:
Jaroslav FECKO, a.k.a. Jaroslau Fecko, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-74594.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 22, 2014.
Filed July 29, 2014.
Howard Robert Davis, Law Offices of Howard R. Davis, Santa Monica, CA, for Petitioner.
Oil, Drew Brinkman, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department • Of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: GOODWIN, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, 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
Jaroslav Fecko, a native and citizen of Slovakia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for 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 the agency's factual findings, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85 (9th Cir.2006), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's finding that the harm Fecko experienced, even considered cumulatively, did not rise to the level of persecution. See Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014, 1019-21 (9th Cir.2006); see also Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336, 340 (9th Cir.1995) ("Although a reasonable factfinder could have found [these incidents constituted] past persecution, we do not believe that a factfinder would be compelled to do so.") (emphasis in original). In addition, with regard to the 1984 events, substantial evidence also supports the conclusion that Fecko failed to demon strate a well-founded fear of persecution. See Gu, 454 F.3d at 1022. Further, with regard to the 1994 extortion, substantial evidence supports the BIA's determination that Fecko failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of a protected ground. See INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). Fecko's contention that the agency ignored country conditions evidence fails because he has not overcome the presumption that the agency reviewed the record. See Fernandez v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 592, 603 (9th Cir.2006). Thus, Fecko's withholding of removal claim fails.
Substantial evidence also supports the BIA's denial of Fecko's CAT claim because he failed to show it is more likely than not he would be tortured in Slovakia by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government. See Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1073 (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.