United States v. Smith

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 23 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-5427 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:21-cr-00279-CDS-EJY-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

KENNETH SMITH, Jr.,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Cristina D. Silva, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 16, 2026**

Before: SILVERMAN, NGUYEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Kenneth Smith, Jr. appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his

request to disqualify the probation officer assigned to his case. We have

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

Smith first contends that the district court violated his due process rights

* 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). when it modified his conditions of supervised release. Assuming without…