Siao

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 4 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-1486 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 5:21-cr-00267-BLF-1 v. MEMORANDUM*

DONALD SIAO,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Beth Labson Freeman, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 2, 2025** San Francisco, California

Before: HURWITZ, KOH, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

Donald Siao appeals his conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) for the

unauthorized distribution of a controlled substance. We have jurisdiction under

U.S.C. § 1291. Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recount

* 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). them here, except as necessary to provide context to our…