Case Name: Sveta KIRAKOSYAN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-12-12
Citations: 155 F. App'x 366
Docket Number: No. 04-72532
Parties: Sveta KIRAKOSYAN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, W. FLETCHER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 155
Pages: 366–367

Head Matter:
Sveta KIRAKOSYAN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 04-72532.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 5, 2005.
Decided Dec. 12, 2005.
Reynold E. Finnegan, Esq., Finnegan & Diba A Law Corporation, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Regional Counsel, Western Region Immigration & Naturalization Service, Laguna Niguel, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: GOODWIN, W. FLETCHER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Sveta Kirakosyan, a native of Kazakhstan and citizen of Armenia petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' summary affirmance of the Immigration Judge's ("U") order denying her 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 adverse credibility findings for substantial evidence, and we deny the petition for review. See Kasnecovic v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 812, 813 (9th Cir.2005).
The Id's adverse credibility finding was supported by substantial evidence that went to the heart of Kirakosyan's contentions. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001).
Absent credible evidence establishing Kirakosyan's eligibility for asylum, she also cannot show that she is eligible for withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
In addition, the IJ's denial of relief under the CAT is supported by substantial evidence. See id. at 1156 — 57 (rejecting petitioner's CAT contentions because petitioner failed to present any additional credible evidence).
The voluntary departure period was stayed, and that stay will expire upon issuance of the mandate. See Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d 741, 750 (9th Cir.2004).
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 9th Cir. R. 36-3.