Rhymes

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 27 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-3792 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:22-cr-00221-JCM-NJK-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

STEPHEN DON RHYMES,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada James C. Mahan, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 20, 2024**

Before: CANBY, TALLMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Stephen Don Rhymes appeals from the district court’s judgment and

challenges the 46-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for

assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer and employee, in violation of

U.S.C. § 111(a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Rhymes first argues that the district court…