Case Name: Darshan SINGH, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-01-15
Citations: 85 F. App'x 644
Docket Number: No. 02-73740; Agency No. A77-843-798
Parties: Darshan SINGH, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before BEEZER, HALL and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 85
Pages: 644–645

Head Matter:
Darshan SINGH, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 02-73740.
Agency No. [ AXX-XXX-XXX ].
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 12, 2004.
Decided Jan. 15, 2004.
Earle A. Sylva, Rai Law & Associates, PC, Rohit Dharwadkar, Law Offices of Hardeep Singh Rai, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
Regional Counsel, Western Region, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Laguna Niguel, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel, San Francisco, CA, Emily A. Radford, Allen W. Hausman, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before BEEZER, HALL and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Darshan Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' summary affirmance of the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility finding because the IJ identified inconsistencies in Singh's testimony that went to the heart of his claim regarding whether, when, why and how Singh was beaten and whether or not he received medical treatment after his arrests. See Singh-Kaur v. Ashcroft, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151 (9th Cir.1999). The record does not compel the conclusion that Singh's testimony was credible. See Singh v. INS, 134 F.3d 962, 966 (9th Cir.1998). Accordingly, Singh failed to establish eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See id.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's conclusion that Singh is not entitled to relief under the CAT because he did not demonstrate that it is more likely than not that he would be tortured upon return to India. See Malhi, 336 F.3d at 993.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.