United States v. Ruiz

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-386 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:23-cr-01331- GPC-1 v. ALEX RUIZ, OPINION Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Gonzalo P. Curiel, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted October 21, 2025 Pasadena, California January 7, 2026 Before: Ryan D. Nelson and Lawrence VanDyke, Circuit Judges, and Douglas Russell Cole, District Judge. * Opinion by Judge Cole * The Honorable Douglas Russell Cole, United States District…