Case Name: Kulbir SINGH, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-01-12
Citations: 217 F. App'x 694
Docket Number: No. 05-73832
Parties: Kulbir SINGH, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, HALL and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 217
Pages: 694–695

Head Matter:
Kulbir SINGH, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 05-73832.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 8, 2007 .
Filed Jan. 12, 2007.
Pardeep Singh Grewal, Oakland, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: ALARCÓN, HALL and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Kulbir Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal, and request for relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence and will uphold the BIA's and IJ's decisions unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's and IJ's denial of asylum based on an adverse credibility finding. The IJ made a specific and cogent demeanor finding that Singh testified mechanically, as if his story was scripted. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151 (9th Cir.1999). Also, there were inconsistencies between Singh's testimony and documents that he submitted, with some documents appearing to be fabricated to support his testimony. See Pal v. INS, 204 F.3d 935, 938 (9th Cir.2000). Finally, in the absence of credible testimony, Singh's lack of corroborating evidence also undermines his claim. See Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1092 (9th Cir.2000).
Because Singh failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to meet the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
Because Singh's claim under the CAT is based on the same testimony that the IJ and BIA found not credible, and he points to no other evidence that he could claim the IJ and BIA should have considered in making the CAT determination, his CAT claim also fails. See id. at 1157.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.