Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 1, 2004, No. 03-70698 (Khodaverdyan v. Ashcroft)

MEMORANDUM *

Vartan Khodaverdyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) 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, see Avetova-Elisseva v.