United States v. Jorge Moraga-Valdez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 19 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50124

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:21-cr-00081-WQH-1 v.

JORGE DE JESUS MORAGA-VALDEZ, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California William Q. Hayes, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 18, 2025** Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW and MILLER, Circuit Judges.***

Jorge de Jesus Moraga-Valdez appeals his conviction for importation of

methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. Moraga raises four

* 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). *** Judge Sandra S. Ikuta, who died on December 7, 2025, was originally a member of this panel. Judge Wardlaw and Judge Miller decided the petition as a two-judge quorum.…