United States v. Francisco Melgoza

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

APR 8 2024

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-10276

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 1:21-cr-00192-JLT-SKO-1 v.

FRANCISCO JAVIER MELGOZA, AKA MEMORANDUM*

Frankie, AKA Franky, AKA Francisco Melgoza, AKA Francisco J. Melgoza, AKA Travieso,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Jennifer L. Thurston, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 4, 2023 San Francisco, California

Before: COLLINS, FORREST, and SUNG, Circuit Judges.

Francisco Javier Melgoza appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to

suppress evidence.1 We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. “We review the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. 1 Melgoza’s plea agreement preserves his right to appeal the denial of the suppression motion. See, e.g., United States v. Estrella, 69 F.4th 958, 964 (9th Cir. 2023). denial of a motion to suppress de…