Case Name: YU JI OU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-08-24
Citations: 436 F. App'x 7
Docket Number: No. 10-2834-ag
Parties: YU JI OU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: PRESENT: RICHARD C. WESLEY, PETER W. HALL, DENNY CHIN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 436
Pages: 7–9

Head Matter:
YU JI OU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 10-2834-ag.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Aug. 24, 2011.
G. Victoria Calle, New York, NY, for Petitioner.
Tony West, Assistant Attorney General; Blair T. O’Connor, Senior Litigation Counsel; Edward C. Durant, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation; Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
PRESENT: RICHARD C. WESLEY, PETER W. HALL, DENNY CHIN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Yu Ji Ou, a Chinese native and citizen, seeks review of a BIA order affirming an Immigration Judge decision that denied his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). In re Yu Ji Ou, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. June 18, 2010), aff'g No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (Immig. Ct. N.Y. City Aug. 5, 2008). We assume the parties' familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history. We have considered the IJ's and BIA's opinions "for the sake of completeness." Zaman v. Mukasey, 514 F.3d 233, 237 (2d Cir.2008).
I. Credibility and Corroboration
We review factual findings, including an adverse credibility determination, for substantial evidence. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B); see also Corovic v. Mukasey, 519 F.3d 90, 95 (2d Cir.2008). In this case, substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility determination. The IJ found that Ou was not credible based on: (1) his demeanor; (2) omissions from his father's letter and his asylum application that a doctor treated him for injuries he suffered while in detention; and (3) his failure to submit reasonably available corroborating evidence, such as a letter from the doctor who treated him and testimony or an affidavit from the aunt with whom he was living in the United States. The IJ reasonably relied on Ou's demeanor, see 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(l)(B)(iii), and we defer to the IJ's negative credibility assessment, see Majidi v. Gonzales, 430 F.3d 77, 80 n. 1 (2d Cir.2005). The IJ also reasonably relied on the omission from Ou's asylum application and his father's letter of any reference that he received medical treatment in China. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(l)(B)(iii); Xiu Xia Lin v. Mukasey, 534 F.3d 162, 166-67 (2d Cir.2008).
Because Ou's credibility had already been called into question due to his demeanor and his omission regarding his medical treatment, the IJ reasonably required corroborating evidence. Biao Yang v. Gonzales, 496 F.3d 268, 273 (2d Cir. 2007). The IJ reasonably rejected Ou's explanations that he omitted his injuries from his asylum application because they "were not a big deal" and that he failed to provide the missing corroborating evidence because he did not think it necessary, particularly because he claimed that a doctor had treated him four to five times. See Majidi, 430 F.3d at 80-81.
II. The IJ's Denial of Ou's Request for a Continuance
We review the BIA's order affirming the IJ's decision that denied Ou a continuance for abuse of discretion. See Sanusi v. Gonzales, 445 F.3d 193, 199 (2d Cir.2006). IJs have "broad discretion" and "are accorded wide latitude in calendar management." Morgan v. Gonzales, 445 F.3d 549, 551 (2d Cir.2006). Here, the IJ was not required to grant Ou a continuance so that he could obtain letters from his doctor and his aunt. He could have collected this evidence in anticipation of the hearing. Chuilu Liu v. Holder, 575 F.3d 193, 198 n. 6 (2d Cir.2009). Ou bore the responsibility of producing all evidence relevant to his case prior to his hearing date. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B)®; 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13; see Xiao Ji Chen v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 471 F.3d 315, 341 (2d Cir.2006).
Because, based on the totality of the circumstances, Ou was not credible and did not produce corroborating evidence to rehabilitate his testimony, the IJ did not abuse his discretion by denying Ou's application for asylum. The IJ's adverse credibility finding is also fatal to Ou's application for withholding of removal and CAT relief because his claims were based on the same factual predicate. See Paul v. Gonzales, 444 F.3d 148, 157 (2d Cir.2006).
For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DENIED. As we have completed our review, Petitioner's motion for a stay of removal is DISMISSED as moot and his temporary stay of removal is VACATED.