Morris

MEMORANDUM **

Sylvester Morris appeals his conviction and sentence for one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). Specifically, he appeals the denial of his motion to suppress the firearm evidence. The facts and procedural history are known to the parties and we do not repeat them here.

First, we review de novo the district court’s denial of Morris’s motion to suppress. See United States v. Crawford, 372 F.3d 1048, 1053 (9th Cir.2004) (en banc). Morris argues that evidence of the firearm should have been suppressed because it was obtained through a search and seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Based on the totality of the circumstances, there is no Fourth Amendment violation because the Texas Station Casino security guards had reasonable suspicion to stop Morris. See United States v. Arvizu, 534 U.S. 266, 274-75 , 122 S.Ct. 744 , 151 L.Ed.2d 740 (2002). The guards initially stopped Morris because they observed him for seven hours in the company of a woman suspected of presenting a counterfeit bill to the cashier, they noticed his suspicious behavior around the woman while the guards questioned her, and they saw him…