Mendez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 29 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-914 D.C. No. 1:18-cr-02037-SAB-1 Plaintiff - Appellee,

v. MEMORANDUM*

LORENZO ELIAS MENDEZ,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Stanley A. Bastian, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 21, 2024**

Before: FERNANDEZ, NGUYEN, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

Lorenzo Elias Mendez appeals pro se from the district court’s orders

granting the government’s motion for entry of a final order of forfeiture and

denying Mendez’s objections to the final order of forfeiture. We have jurisdiction

under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and 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). The preliminary order of forfeiture became final as…