Case Name: Shouji QUAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-05-20
Citations: 519 F. App'x 424
Docket Number: No. 10-70587
Parties: Shouji QUAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, THOMAS, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 519
Pages: 424–425

Head Matter:
Shouji QUAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 10-70587.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 14, 2013.
Filed May 20, 2013.
Shouji Quan, Los Angeles, CA, pro se.
Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Derek C. Julius, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: LEAVY, THOMAS, and MURGUIA, 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
Shouji Quan, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se 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, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.
Even if his asylum application was timely, substantial evidence supports the agency's adverse credibility determination based on the inconsistencies relating to Quan's use of multiple passports. See Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1046-47; Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003) (credible establishment of applicant's identity is a key element of the asylum claim). The agency was not compelled to accept Quan's explanations for the incon sistencies. See Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir.2011). In the absence of credible testimony, Quan's asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah, 348 F.3d at 1156.
Quan's CAT claim also fails because it is based on the same statements found not credible, and the record does not otherwise compel the finding that it is more likely than not that he would be tortured if returned to China. See id. at 1156-57.
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.