Mertens
United States v. Mertens
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 2 2026
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-2316 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:03-cr-00073-DCN-1 v.
MEMORANDUM*
ROBERT LEON MERTENS, AKA BJ
Mertens,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho David C. Nye, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted December 17, 2025**
Before: PAEZ, CHRISTEN, and KOH, Circuit Judges.
Robert Leon Mertens appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying
his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). We
dismiss the appeal as moot.
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). During the pendency of this appeal, Mertens was released from prison. We
agree with the government that Mertens’s release renders this appeal moot. See