Case Name: Billy Daniel Carter BOLANG, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-07-08
Citations: 286 F. App'x 369
Docket Number: No. 05-73889
Parties: Billy Daniel Carter BOLANG, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 286
Pages: 369–370

Head Matter:
Billy Daniel Carter BOLANG, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 05-73889.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 18, 2008.
Filed July 8, 2008.
Kaaren L. Barr, for Petitioner.
Mary Jane Candaux, Melissa Neiman-Kelting, OIL, Mark C. Walters, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, WWS-District Counsel, Immigration and Naturalization Service Office of the District Counsel, Seattle, WA, Ronald E. Le-fevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: REINHARDT, LEAVY, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Billy Daniel Carter Bolang, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing an appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his application for asylum. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review factual findings underlying an agency's denial of asylum for substantial evidence, Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244 (9th Cir.2000), and dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.
We lack jurisdiction to review Bolang's pattern and practice contention and due process contention because he failed to raise these to the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir.2004).
Even assuming that Bolang established an exception to excuse his untimely filed asylum application, substantial evidence supports the IJ's denial of asylum on the merits. See Lata, 204 F.3d at 1244-45. Bolang's testimony about his experiences in Indonesia does not compel a finding of past persecution. See Li v. Ashcroft, 356 F.3d 1153, 1158 (9th Cir.2004) (en banc). In addition, substantial evidence supports the IJ's finding that Bolang does not have a well-founded fear of future persecution because his family, including his father, who is a preacher and owner of a church, continues to reside in Indonesia and practice Christianity without substantial incident. See Lata, 204 F.3d at 1245.
Respondent's Motion to Reconsider the Court's May 16, 2006 order, filed on May 31, 2006, is granted. Respondent's unopposed motion for leave to file and motion for an extension of time within which to file respondent's supplemental brief, filed on October 15, 2007, is hereby granted. The Clerk shall file respondent's supplemental brief received on October 29, 2007.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.