Wannakuwatte

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 11 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-4222 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:14-cr-00067-TLN-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

DEEPAL WANNAKUWATTE,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Troy L. Nunley, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted June 9, 2025**

Before: SILVERMAN, GRABER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Deepal Wannakuwatte appeals the district court’s denial of his

motion for compassionate release, filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).

We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Reviewing for abuse of discretion,

United States v. Aruda, 993 F.3d 797, 799 (9th Cir. 2021), 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). Defendant argues that the district court did not…