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SINGH v. HOLDER

No. 08-70434.

602 F.3d 982 (2010)

Nirmal SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taranjeet Kaur Buttar, Buttar & Cantor, LLP, Tukwila, WA, argued the cause for the petitioner. Patrick Cantor, Buttar & Cantor, LLP, Tukwila, WA, was on the brief.

Rebecca Ariel Hoffberg, U.S. Department of Justice, WA, District of Columbia, argued the cause for the respondent. Gregory Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, WA, District of Columbia; William C. Peachey, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, WA, District of Columbia; and Mona Maria Yousif, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, WA, District of Columbia, were on the brief.

Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether an immigration judge properly required corroborating evidence from an otherwise credible witness in an asylum hearing.

I

A

Nirmal Singh is an Indian citizen and former resident of that nation's Punjab state. Singh maintains that as a result of his political activities and affiliation, he was arrested and tortured on four occasions. According to Singh, after his fourth confrontation with...

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