United States v. Jessmon

── United States v. Jessmon ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date: May 28, 2026 Category: General NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 28 2026 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-4189 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:21-cr-00373-DJH-1 v. MEMORANDUM* BARBARA ALLEEN JESSMON, AKA Barbara Jessmon, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Diane J. Humetewa, District Judge, Presiding Submitted May 26, 2026** Before: S.R. THOMAS, MILLER, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges. Barbara Jessmon appeals from the district court’s order revoking probation and challenges the court’s imposition of Special Condition #1, which requires Jessmon to participate in substance abuse treatment if directed to do so by the * 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). probation officer. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. Because Jessmon did not object to the imposition of Special Condition #1 in the district court, we review for plain error. See United States v. Nishida, 53 F.4th 1144, 1150 (9th Cir. 2022). The district court did not plainly err. First, contrary to Jessmon’s argument, the condition is not an improper delegation of authority to the probation officer because, by its plain terms, the probation officer must obtain authorization from the court to order inpatient substance abuse treatment if Jessmon objects. See id. at 1149-50, 1155 (supervised release conditions must be interpreted according to their “plain meaning”). Second, Jessmon’s assertion that “object” is unconstitutionally vague is unavailing. See United States v. Evans, 883 F.3d 1154, 1160 (9th Cir. 2018) (a term violates due process “if it either forbids or requires the doing of an act in terms so vague that men of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning and differ as to its application” (internal quotation marks omitted)). Finally, Jessmon argues that the condition violates her right to counsel and due process because it does not ensure that she will be given adequate notice and a hearing at which she will be represented by counsel if inpatient treatment is ordered. This preemptive challenge to the constitutional sufficiency of potential future proceedings is unripe. See United States v. Streich, 560 F.3d 926, 931 (9th Cir. 2009). AFFIRMED. 2 25-4189