Manuel Pineda v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION NOV 22 2010

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MANUEL PINEDA, No. 08-73592

Petitioner, Agency No. A073-989-753

v.

MEMORANDUM *

ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted November 16, 2010 **

Before: TASHIMA, BERZON, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Manuel Pineda, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the

Board of Immigration Appeals’ order affirming 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.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). We review for substantial evidence, Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1184-85

(9th…