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MATHESON, Circuit Judge. *1187TABLE OF CONTENTS I. BACKGROUND....1189 A. Factual Background....1189 B. Procedural Background....1191 II. DISCUSSION....1192 A. Issue One: Constitutionality of

OPINION AND ORDER JOHN E. DOWDELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE The Court has for its consideration the government’s Notice of Intent to Introduce Evidence Pursuant to Federal Rules of Evidence 404(b) (“Notice of Intent”) (Doc. 32) and the government’s Supplement to its Notice of Intent (“Supplemental Notice of Intent”) (Doc. 49), which defendant has opposed (Doc. 54). The Court has reviewed the parties’

*183 REENA RAGGI, Circuit Judge: Defendant Owen Edwards was convicted in 2010 in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Robert N. Chatigny, Judge) of conspiring to traffic in cocaine and marijuana. He now appeals from a judgment of

OPINION SIMANDLE, Chief Judge: Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION... .686 II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND... .687 A.General Case and Investigation Background .... 687 B. State Wiretap Authorizations-688 C. December 9, 2014 Search Warrants, December 10, 2014 Indictment, and Ar-' rests.... 690

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 17-50140 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 2:16-cr-00387-BRO-1 THERESA HELENA CAMPBELL, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central Distric

Opinion by Judge FISHER; Dissent by Judge NOONAN. OPINION FISHER, Circuit Judge: Defendants Cordae Black, Kemford Alexander, Angel Mahon and Terrance Timmons were convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and use of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. They were arrested as part of a reverse sting operation set up in Phoenix, Arizona by the

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 11-10036 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 2:09-cr-01040- MHM-4 CORDAE L. BLACK, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 11-10037 Plaintiff-Appellee,

OPINION GOODWIN, Senior Circuit Judge: Horacio Antonio Yuman-Hernandez appeals his 180-month statutory mandatory-minimum sentence, assigning error to the district court’s rejection of his sentencing entrapment argument. He argued a lack of predisposition to commit an offense involving the amount of cocaine charged, and was thus entrapped. The sentence is

506 F.3d 108 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Henk ROMMY, Defendant-Appellant. Docket No. 06-0520-cr. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: November 28, 2006. Decided: November 5, 2007. *109 *110 Richard D. Willstatter, Green & Willstatter, W

MEMORANDUM * Brothers Jose Antonio Vega (“Jose”) and Mario Vega (“Mario”) appeal their *590jury trial convictions and sentences for conspiracy to possess, possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742, and we affirm. <

335 F.Supp.2d 166 (2004) UNITED STATES of America v. Gary Lee SAMPSON Cr. No. 01-10384-MLW. United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. August 26, 2004. *167 *168 *169 *170 *171 <

446 F.3d 762 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Henry RUIZ, Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.Carl A. Chatman, Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.Joseph Gonzales, Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.Michael A. Aviles, Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.Kevin C. Darks, Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.Robert Lopez, Appe

SMITH, Circuit Judge. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) executed a reverse-sting operation involving a large quantity of narcotics at a warehouse in Kansas City, Missouri. The reverse sting resulted in the arrest of Henry Ruiz, Carl Chatman, Daniel Ramirez, Joseph Gonzales, Michael Aviles, Kevin Darks, Robert Lopez, and Augustine Aviles. A jury conv

129 F.Supp.2d 77 (2001) UNITED STATES of America, v. Angel Raphael LORA and Ruben Lora, Defendants. No. CR. 98-10054-NG. United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. February 20, 2001. *78 *79 Eileen Donoghue, Lowell, MA, Leo S. Fama, II, Everett, MA, for Angel Rafael Lora, defendant. <

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge. The facts of this appeal are so unique that they could originate only in the District of Puerto Rico, the sole district within the American federal judiciary where every judge and almost every juror is fluent in English and Spanish. Defendants-appellants were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. On appeal, defendants collective

300 F.3d 1 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Luis RIVERA-ROSARIO, a/k/a Negri, Carlos Collazo-Arroyo, a/k/a Carli, Federico Naranjo-Rosa, a/k/a Papo, JesÚs Toro-Santiago, a/k/a Chu, Orlando HernÁndez, Defendants, Appellants. No. 00-1545. No. 00-1577. No. 00-1546. No. 00-1700. No. 00-1575.

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge. Dennis Hardwell, Marcel Hardwell, Frederick Bowens, and Adam Stallings appeal their convictions of conspiracy; Dennis and Marcel appeal their convictions of money laundering; and Dennis appeals his conviction of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.1 The four appellants also appeal their sentences. The government cross-appeals the sentences imposed on Dennis a

993 F.Supp. 766 (1998) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Gabriel MARTINEZ-VILLEGAS, Sr., et al., Defendants. No. CR 96-1123 DWW. United States District Court, C.D. California, Western Division. February 2, 1998. *767 *768 *769 Duane R. Lyons, Asst. U.

946 F.2d 100 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Claudio Roger MARTINEZ; Flor Mary Restrepo; Olga NaranjoGarcia; Luz Marina Restrepo; Juan Casanova; CarlosAlberto Montoya; Janeth Naranjo Garcia; Faber AntonioRestrepo; and Luis Fernando Monsalve, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 89-50529, 89-50535 to 89-50538 and 89-50540 to 89-50543. United States Court of Appeals,

80 F.3d 1471 44 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 571 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Dennis Lee HARDWELL, Defendant-Appellant.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Marcel A. HARDWELL, Defendant-Appellant.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Dennis L. HARDWELL, Defendant-Appellant.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant,v.Frederick D. B