Hipes

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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. 23-1513 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:21-cr-00199-MTL-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

DALE LAWRENCE HIPES,

Defendant - Appellant.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1805 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:21-cr-00199-MTL-1 v.

DALE LAWRENCE HIPES,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Michael T. Liburdi, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 25, 2025** Phoenix, Arizona

* 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). Before: GRABER and BENNETT, Circuit Judges, and TUNHEIM, District Judge.***

This case arises from a failed deal to procure 3M masks for the State of Texas

at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Defendant Dale Hipes appeals…