United States v. Ramiro Ponce-Galvan

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 29 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50114

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:21-cr-02227-H-

v.

MEMORANDUM*

RAMIRO PONCE-GALVAN,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Marilyn L. Huff, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 27, 2024** Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON, LEE, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Ramiro Ponce-Galvan appeals his conviction for one count of attempted

reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction

under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

1. Ponce-Galvan argues that his statute of conviction violates the Equal

* 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). Protection Clause because it was enacted with the intent to discriminate…