Case Name: Valentin GANNITSKIY, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-01-26
Citations: 632 F. App'x 404
Docket Number: No. 13-73601
Parties: Valentin GANNITSKIY, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 632
Pages: 404–405

Head Matter:
Valentin GANNITSKIY, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 13-73601.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 20, 2016.
Filed Jan. 26, 2016.
Alexander Morales, Esquire, Morales Law Office, Downey, CA, for Petitioner.
Brendan Paul Hogan, Esquire, OIL, 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: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, 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
Valentin Gannitskiy, a native and citizen of Ukraine, 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, including adverse credibility determinations, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's adverse credibility determination based on Gannitskiy's submission of an altered birth certifícate, the inconsistencies regarding his surname, and his failure to corroborate his claim. See id. at 1045; Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d 741, 745 (9th Cir.2004) (adverse credibility finding supported where fraudulent documents and inconsistencies in testimony went to the heart of the claim). Gannitskiy's explanations do not compel the contrary result. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir.2000). In the absence of credible testimony, his asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
Finally, Gannitskiy's CAT claim also fails because it is based on the same statements the agency found not credible, and he does not point to any other evidence in the record to compel a finding that it is more likely than not he would be tortured if returned to Ukraine. See Almaghzar v. Gonzales, 457 F.3d 915, 923 (9th Cir.2006).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.