United States v. Timothy Ehlers

551 F. App'x 307

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: December 30, 2013
• Docket: 13-30179
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Timothy Wayne Ehlers appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the condition of supervised release requiring him to participate in a mental health program. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Ehlers contends that the district court abused its discretion and imposed a substantively unreasonable supervised release condition because he has not been diagnosed with a mental illness, the only evidence regarding his mental health was anecdotal, his offense lacked “any mental health component,” and his substance abuse problem provides an alternate explanation for his behavior. We disagree. The record supports the district court’s conclusion that Ehlers may benefit from a mental health program. The condition is reasonably related to the goals of protecting the public and providing Ehlers with necessary treatment, involves no greater deprivation of liberty than is reasonably necessary to achieve those goals, and is consistent with the policy statement in U.S.S.G. § 5D1.3(d)(5). See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(d); United States v. Lopez, 258 F.3d 1053, 1056-57 (9th Cir.2001).

AFFIRMED.

** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.