United States v. Maurice Smith

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

JUL 7 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-50120

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 3:11-cr-00471-BEN-1 v. 3:11-cr-00471-BEN

MAURICE LEROME SMITH,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Roger T. Benitez, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted June 16, 2022** Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges, and NAVARRO,*** District Judge.

* 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). *** The Honorable Gloria M. Navarro, United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, sitting by designation. Defendant Maurice Lerome Smith (Smith) seeks review of the district

court’s decision denying Smith’s motion for compassionate release under

U.S.C. §…