UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1034 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:04-cr-00173- MKD-1 v. RONALD BRUCE MYERS, AKA OPINION Rick LNU, AKA Rick Curtis,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Mary K. Dimke, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 3, 2024 Seattle, Washington

Filed May 6, 2025

Before: Danny J. Boggs, * M. Margaret McKeown, and Ryan D. Nelson, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge R. Nelson; Dissent by Judge McKeown * The Honorable Danny J. Boggs, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting by designation. 2 USA V. MYERS

SUMMARY **