Case Name: ZHONGMING ZHOU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-07-07
Citations: 386 F. App'x 668
Docket Number: No. 07-70906
Parties: ZHONGMING ZHOU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 386
Pages: 668–669

Head Matter:
ZHONGMING ZHOU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 07-70906.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 29, 2010.
Filed July 7, 2010.
Albert Chow, Lin & Chow, Monterey Park, CA, for Petitioner.
Tim Ramnitz, Trial, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: ALARCÓN, LEAVY, and GRABER, 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
ZhongMing Zhou, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order affirming the immigration judge's ("U") denial of 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 adverse credibility findings. See Rivera v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 1271, 1274 (9th Cir.2007). We deny the petition for review.
The record does not compel the conclusion that Zhou demonstrated changed circumstances to excuse the untimely filing of his asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. 208.4(a)(4); see also Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 657-58 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam). Accordingly, we deny Zhou's asylum claim.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility finding because Zhou testified inconsistently with respect to the date of his arrest and the length of time he remained in China after his arrest. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 993 (9th Cir. 2003). In the absence of corroborating evidence, his withholding of removal claim fails. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003)
Finally, Zhou has failed to establish eligibility for CAT relief because Zhou's CAT claim is based on the same testimony the IJ found not credible and Zhou points to no other evidence that the IJ should have considered. See id. at 1156-57.
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.