Ruiz

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 6 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-463 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:21-cr-02911-GPC-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

RENE ROBERT RUIZ,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Gonzalo P. Curiel, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 4, 2024** Pasadena, California

Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges.

Rene Robert Ruiz (“Ruiz”) appeals the 64-month custodial sentence he

received for his convictions under 18 U.S.C. §§ 111(a)(1), (b) and application of a

two-level enhancement for obstruction of justice under United States Sentencing

* 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). Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.”) § 3C1.1. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a)

and 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we…