Centeno

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 5 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-3279 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:22-cr-02864-H-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

JAIME CENTENO,

Defendant - Appellant.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-3282 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:17-cr-03258-H-1 v.

JAIME CENTENO,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Marilyn L. Huff, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 18, 2025 Pasadena, California

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Before: WARDLAW and MILLER Circuit Judges.**

Jaime Centeno appeals his conviction for attempted reentry after deportation

in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He argues that the district court improperly

conducted the required three-step procedure under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S.

79, 96–98 (1986), and that the district court abused its discretion by…