United States v. Steve Rodriguez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 9 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-50024

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 5:21-cr-00188-JWH-

v.

MEMORANDUM*

STEVE JACKSON RODRIGUEZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

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

Argued and Submitted May 6, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: FORREST and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges, and DONATO, District Judge.** Partial Dissent by Judge BUMATAY.

Appellant Steve Rodriguez, who is serving a life sentence for crimes of child

sex abuse, appeals a restitution order entered under the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child

Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, 18 U.S.C. § 2259(b). The parties’

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable James Donato, United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, sitting by designation. familiarity with the record is…