Case Name: JIABAO LIU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-03-31
Citations: 320 F. App'x 758
Docket Number: No. 06-71648
Parties: JIABAO LIU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, HAWKINS, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 320
Pages: 758–759

Head Matter:
JIABAO LIU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 06-71648.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 18, 2009.
Filed March 31, 2009.
Jiabao Liu, Rosemead, CA, pro se.
District Director, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Diego, CA, Marion Guyton, Esquire, Trial, Doj-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Le-Fevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: LEAVY, HAWKINS, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jiabao Liu, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149 (9th Cir.1999), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility determination based upon Liu's memory lapses and unresponsive testimony, see id. at 1151, Liu's inability to explain Falun Gong exercise movements, see Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004), and Liu's omission from his initial testimony that he was subject to electrical shock during his detention, see Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962-64 (9th Cir.2004). Because the record does not compel the conclusion that Liu's testimony was credible, he has not established eligibility for asylum. See Singfa-Kaur, 183 F.3d at 1153.
Because Liu failed to demonstrate eligibility for asylum, it follows that he did not satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
Because Liu's CAT claim is based on the same testimony the IJ found to be not credible, and Liu points to no other evidence the IJ should have considered, he has failed to establish eligibility for CAT relief. See id. at 1157.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.