Diaz

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 23 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1341 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 8:21-cr-00084-JLS-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

IAN R. DIAZ,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Josephine L. Staton, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 15, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and RAKOFF, District Judge.**

Defendant-Appellant Ian Diaz was convicted on four counts arising out of a

cyberstalking scheme he orchestrated with his then-wife that was intended to frame

his ex-fiancé for various crimes. Those counts included: (1) conspiracy to commit

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. cyberstalking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (Count One); (2)…