Case Name: Ludmila Anna KALCIKOVA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-05-07
Citations: 378 F. App'x 689
Docket Number: No. 05-75476
Parties: Ludmila Anna KALCIKOVA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: KLEINFELD and THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and STAFFORD, Senior District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 378
Pages: 689–691

Head Matter:
Ludmila Anna KALCIKOVA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 05-75476.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 14, 2010.
Filed May 7, 2010.
Louis A. Gordon, Esquire, Law Offices of Louis A. Gordon, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Carmel Aileen Morgan, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: KLEINFELD and THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and STAFFORD, Senior District Judge.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable William Stafford, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Ludmila Anna Kalcikova petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"), affirming the immigration judge's denial of Kaleiko-va's applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1). We deny the petition.
Because the BIA affirmed the IJ's decision pursuant to Matter of Burbano, 20 I. & N. Dec. 872 (B.I.A.1994), and did not express any disagreement with it, we review the IJ's decision as if it were that of the Board. Abebe v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 1037, 1039 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). We review for substantial evidence the determination that Kalcikova does not qualify for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under CAT. Silaya v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir.2008).
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's and BIA's finding that Kalcikova failed to prove either past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of a protected ground, and the record does not compel a reasonable fact-finder to conclude otherwise. Accordingly, Kalcikova's asylum claim fails. Because she has failed to show that she qualifies for asylum, she also has not met the higher burden of proving that she is entitled to withholding of removal. See Fisher v. INS, 79 F.3d 955, 961 (9th Cir.1996) (en banc) (holding that an applicant who has not satisfied the lesser standard of proof required to establish eligibility for asylum necessarily fails to satisfy the more stringent standard required to establish eligibility for withholding of removal).
Substantial evidence also supports the IJ's and BIA's determination that Kalcikova failed to prove that, if she were returned to the Netherlands, she would more likely than not be tortured by a non-government actor with the acquiescence of government officials. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c)(2). Accordingly, her claim for protection under CAT fails.
We reject Kalcikova's due process claim regarding the IJ's failure to qualify Kalcikova's expert witness because the record establishes that Kalcikova was not prejudiced in any way by the IJ's expert-witness ruling. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (explaining that due process challenges to immigration proceedings require a showing of prejudice).
The BIA did not err in rejecting Kaleikova's claim of inadequate translation. Kalcikova failed to identify any instances of incorrect translation. Further, she did not make a showing that any inadequacies in the translation either prevented her from presenting her claim or caused the omission from the record of evidence that would have altered the outcome. Kotasz v. INS, 31 F.3d 847, 850 n. 2 (9th Cir.1994).
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.