Gay

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 3 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-4408 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:19-cr-00019-SLG-MMS-2 v.

MEMORANDUM*

ANTAEUS TULANE GAY,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Sharon L. Gleason, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 18, 2026**

Before: CALLAHAN, FRIEDLAND, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Antaeus Tulane Gay appeals pro se 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.

Gay contends the district court erred in concluding that the death of his

* 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). children’s mother did not constitute an extraordinary and compelling reason…