Case Name: Laxmi RIMAL, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-03-08
Citations: 511 F. App'x 611
Docket Number: No. 08-70693
Parties: Laxmi RIMAL, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: HAWKINS, THOMAS, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 511
Pages: 611–611

Head Matter:
Laxmi RIMAL, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 08-70693.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 4, 2013.
Filed March 8, 2013.
Garish Sarin, Esquire, Law Offices of Garish Sarin. Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Peter H. Matson, Esquire, Oil, 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: HAWKINS, THOMAS, and HURWITZ, 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
Laxmi Rimal, a native and citizen of Nepal, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals's (BIA) order dismissing her appeal from an Immigration Judge's (IJ) decision denying her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings, Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010), and we review de novo claims of due process violations, Santiago-Rodriguez v. Holder, 657 F.3d 820, 829 (9th Cir.2011).
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility determinations. The IJ made well-supported findings that Ri-mal's testimony was vague and inconsistent with her written declaration. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d at 1041-42. Further, Rimal received due process through a full and fair hearing and meaningful BIA review. Rimal was provided a competent translator at the hearing, see Hartooni v. INS, 21 F.3d 336, 340 (9th Cir.1994), and was not prejudiced by either the IJ's passing reference to a report not in evidence or gaps in the hearing transcript, see Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000).
DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
. We therefore do not reach the IJ's alternative grounds for denying Rimal's applications, which the BIA did not address. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d at 1048.