Case Name: Arben REXHAJ; et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-08-17
Citations: 342 F. App'x 357
Docket Number: No. 06-75397
Parties: Arben REXHAJ; et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: KLEINFELD, M. SMITH, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 342
Pages: 357–358

Head Matter:
Arben REXHAJ; et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-75397.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 11, 2009.
Filed Aug. 17, 2009.
Frank T. Morell, Esq., for Petitioners.
CAS-District Counsel, Ronald E. Le-fevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Diego, CA, Anthony C. Payne, Esq., Margaret K. Taylor, Esq., DOJ— U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: KLEINFELD, M. SMITH, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Arben Rexhaj, his wife, Drita Rexhaj, and their minor sons, natives and citizens of Albania, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order summarily affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying their 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 IJ's adverse credibility determination, Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility determination because Rexhaj testified about his alleged mistreatment in an internally inconsistent manner. See Goel v. Gonzales, 490 F.3d 735, 739 (9th Cir.2007) (inconsistencies between testimony and documentary evidence support an adverse credibility finding where inconsistencies go to the heart of the claim).
In the absence of credible testimony, Rexhaj failed to establish eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
Finally, because Rexhaj's CAT claim is based on the same testimony that IJ found not credible, and he points to no other evidence the IJ should have considered, substantial evidence supports the IJ's denial of CAT relief. See id. at 1157.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.