Case Name: Gurmej SINGH, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-04-11
Citations: 125 F. App'x 208
Docket Number: No. 03-71254
Parties: Gurmej SINGH, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: B. FLETCHER, TROTT, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 125
Pages: 208–208

Head Matter:
Gurmej SINGH, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 03-71254.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 23, 2005.
Decided April 11, 2005.
Richard E. Oriakhi, Esq., Roman & Singh, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
Terri J. Scadron, Esq., Don G. Scroggin, Esq., DOJ—U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Offiee of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: B. FLETCHER, TROTT, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Alberto Gonzales is substituted for his predecessor, John Ashcroft, as Attorney General of the United States, pursuant to Fed. R.App. P. 43(c)(2).
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Gurmej Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals summarily affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the IJ's adverse credibility finding, see Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250, 1253 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility determination, given that Singh lied about whether he had been convicted of any crime in the United States and that Singh's testimony and declarations were inconsistent with respect to his father's political involvement as well as when and how he obtained various supporting documents. See id. at 1256-58.
Because the IJ provided these and other specific, cogent reasons for his adverse credibility determination, we are not compelled to reach a contrary conclusion. See id. at 1257-58. Accordingly, Singh did not establish eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir.2003).
Because Singh's claims under the CAT were based on the same testimonial and documentary evidence that the IJ determined to be not credible in connection with Singh's asylum claim, the IJ also properly denied Singh protection under the CAT. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156-57 (9th Cir.2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.