Elkshoulder

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 24 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-1741 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 1:23-cr-00035-SPW-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MARK STEVEN ELKSHOULDER,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 17, 2024**

Before: WALLACE, GRABER, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

Mark Steven Elkshoulder appeals from the district court’s judgment and

challenges the 33-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for

failure to register as a sex offender in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). 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). Elkshoulder contends that his sentence, which is at the bottom of…