Case Name: Zsolt MELAN, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-11-24
Citations: 623 F. App'x 402
Docket Number: No. 13-71863
Parties: Zsolt MELAN, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: TASHIMA, OWENS, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 623
Pages: 402–403

Head Matter:
Zsolt MELAN, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 13-71863.
United States Court of Appeals', Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 18, 2015.
Filed Nov. 24, 2015.
Lillian Godone-Maresca, Lillian Go-done-Maresca Attorney at Law, Escondido, CA, for Petitioner.
Oil, Karen Y. Stewart, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: TASHIMA, OWENS, and FRIEDLAND, 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
Zsolt Melan, a native and citizen of Romania, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration, judge's decision denying 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 the agency's factual findings, •Sita/a. v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1066, 1070 (9th Cir. 2008), and review de novo due process claims, Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1011-12 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.
We deny Melan's pending motion to submit new evidence, and do not consider the materials attached to his motion. See Fisher v. INS, 79 F.3d 955, 963-64 (9th Cir.1996) (en banc) (the court's review is limited to the administrative record).
Melan does not challenge the agency's determination that his asylum application was untimely, and that he failed to show any changed or extraordinary circumstances to excuse the delay. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259 (9th Cir.1996).
As to withholding of removal, substantial evidence supports the agency's determination that Melan's experiences in Romania did not rise to the level of persecution. See Nahrvani v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 1148, 1153-54 (9th Cir.2005). Substantial evidence also supports the agency's determination that Melan failed to show it is more likely than not he would be persecuted on account of a protected ground. See Pa-russimova v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734, 740-41 (9th Cir.2009) (protected ground must be "at least one central reason" for persecution). We reject Melan's contention that the agency failed to consider evidence. Thus, Melan's withholding of removal claim fails.
Substantial evidence also supports the agency's denial of Melan's CAT claim, because Melan failed to demonstrate it is more likely than not he would be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official in Romania. See Silaya, 524 F.3d at 1073.
Finally, we reject Melan's due process claim. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir.2000) (requiring prejudice to prevail on a due process claim).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.