Case Name: Rajesh Vikram DUTT, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-07-07
Citations: 386 F. App'x 655
Docket Number: No. 07-73924
Parties: Rajesh Vikram DUTT, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABE R, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 386
Pages: 655–656

Head Matter:
Rajesh Vikram DUTT, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 07-73924.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 29, 2010.
Filed July 7, 2010.
Patrick Ontiveros Cantor, Esquire, But-tar & Cantor, LLP, Tukwila, WA, for Petitioner.
Andrew B. Insenga, Trial, Jonathan Aaron Robbins, Esquire, Trial, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABE R, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes that this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Rajesh Vikram Dutt, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") 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, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we deny the petition for review.
The BIA denied Dutt's asylum application claim as time-barred. Dutt does not challenge this finding in his opening brief. See Aguilar-Ramos v. Holder, 594 F.3d 701, 703 n. 1 (9th Cir.2010) (where applicant did not contest a finding of untimeliness, issue is waived).
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's finding that even if Dutt established past persecution, the government established by a preponderance of evidence that Dutt could reasonably relocate within India, particularly given that his wife and children are safely residing in Haryana, India. See Melkonian v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 1061, 1069-70 (9th Cir.2003) (the presumption of a country-wide threat of persecution can be rebutted by showing that under all the circumstances the applicant could reasonably be expected to relocate). Accordingly, Dutt's claim for withholding of removal fails.
Substantial evidence also supports the agency's denial of CAT relief because Dutt failed to demonstrate it was more likely than not he will be tortured if returned to India. See Hasan v. Ashcroft, 380 F.3d 1114, 1122-23 (9th Cir.2004) (denying CAT relief based on the possibility of internal relocation).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.