Chavez-Zarate

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 28 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-5742 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 1:98-cr-05149-JLT-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

MARTIN CHAVEZ-ZARATE, AKA

Martin Zarate-Chavez,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Jennifer L. Thurston, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 22, 2026**

Before: WARDLAW, CLIFTON, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Martin Chavez-Zarate appeals from the district court’s order denying his

second motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). We

have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

* 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). Chavez-Zarate contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing

to address his argument that he is…