United States v. Mendonsa

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-1517 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:22-cr-00243- TLN-1 v. LOUIS DONALD MENDONSA, AKA Louis Mendonsa, OPINION Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Troy L. Nunley, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted February 12, 2026 San Francisco, California Filed September 16, 2026 Before: Sidney R. Thomas and Eric D. Miller, Circuit Judges, and Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr., District Judge.* Opinion by Judge Blumenfeld * The…