Kumar

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 21 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-4765 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:24-cr-00041-JNW-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

ABHINAV KUMAR,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Jamal N. Whitehead, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 17, 2025**

Before: CANBY, R. NELSON, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Abhinav Kumar appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges

the 15-month sentence imposed following his jury-trial conviction for abusive

sexual contact, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2244(b) and 49 U.S.C. § 46506(1). We

* 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). The request to waive oral argument is therefore granted. have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Kumar contends…