United States v. Ebrahim Kalatehe

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 17 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-50056

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 2:19-cr-00572-JFW-1 v. 2:19-cr-00572-JFW

EBRAHIM KALATEHE,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California John F. Walter, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 6, 2022 Pasadena, California

Before: M. SMITH, BADE, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.

In August 2019, law enforcement arrested Ebrahim Kalatehe for opium

trafficking. Kalatehe initially pleaded not guilty to all counts alleged in the

indictment. He then filed a motion to suppress evidence and a motion to compel

production. Kalatehe also requested an evidentiary hearing under Franks v.

Delaware, 438 U.S. 154 (1978).

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. The district court denied both motions and Kalatehe’s request…