UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Nos. 19-10065 Plaintiff-Appellee, 19-10420

v. D.C. No. 2:17-cr-00209- RODNEY FLUCAS, AKA Rodney J. KJM-1 Flucas, AKA Rodney Rochea Flucas, AKA Rodney Rochen Flucas, OPINION Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Kimberly J. Mueller, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted September 3, 2021 San Francisco, California

Filed January 21, 2022 Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Rawlinson; Concurrence by Judge Schroeder; Dissent by Judge Bybee 2 UNITED STATES V. FLUCAS

SUMMARY*

Criminal

The panel affirmed convictions for transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activit