Case Name: Kaosar ALAM, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-07-23
Citations: 479 F. App'x 80
Docket Number: No. 11-70619
Parties: Kaosar ALAM, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 479
Pages: 80–80

Head Matter:
Kaosar ALAM, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 11-70619.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 17, 2012.
Filed July 23, 2012.
Howard Robert Davis, Law Offices of Howard R. Davis, Santa Monica, CA, for Petitioner.
Claire Workman, Trial, DOJ — U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and SILVERMAN, 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
Kaosar Alam, a native and citizen of Bangladesh, 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 protection 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, applying the new standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act, Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's adverse credibility determination based on the inconsistencies between Alam's testimony and his declaration and documentary evidence regarding the timing of an attack on his business. See id. at 1046-47; see also Goel v. Gonzales, 490 F.3d 735, 739 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam) (discrepancies between testimony and documentary evidence are a proper basis for an adverse credibility finding). The agency reasonably rejected Alam's explanation for the inconsistencies. See Rivera v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 1271, 1275 (9th Cir.2007). In the absence of credible testimony, Alam's asylum and withholding claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
Because Alam's CAT claim is based on the same evidence the agency found not credible, and he points to no other evidence in the record to show it is more likely than not that he would be tortured in Bangladesh, his CAT claim fails. See id. at 1156-57.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.