Perez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 11 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-3861 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:22-cr-00597-RGK-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

JOSE MANUEL PEREZ,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California R. Gary Klausner, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 9, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: M. SMITH, CHRISTEN, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Jose Manuel Perez challenges his conviction and sentence for three counts of

being a felon in possession of firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). We

have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm in part, reverse in part,

and remand.

1. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Perez’s second

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. request to replace his trial counsel.1 To determine whether a denial of a request for

substitute counsel is an abuse of…