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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Glen Reil PITKA, a.k.a. Arthur Dale Pitka, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 16-30022
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    
      Submitted January 18, 2017 
    
    Filed January 25, 2017
    Jo Ann Farrington, Audrey Jane Ren-schen, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Anchorage, AK, for Plaintiff-Appellee
    Fred Richard Curtner, III, Esquire, Federal Public Defender, Daniel F. Poul-son, FPDAK-Federal Public Defender, Anchorage, AK, for Defendant-Appellant
    Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Glen Reil Pitka appeals the special condition of supervision requiring him to participate in sex offender assessment and treatment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Pitka challenges the condition of supervised release that requires him to participate in an evaluation for sexual deviancy and, if required, sex offender treatment. In a motion filed on October 25, 2016, Pitka states that he has completed the evaluation. Thus, his challenge to that portion of the condition is moot. See Cammermeyer v. Perry, 97 F.3d 1235, 1237 (9th Cir. 1996). With respect to the portion of the condition requiring treatment, Pitka argues that the court was required to give a fuller explanation for its necessity because the condition is broad enough to allow plethysmograph testing and, thus, implicates a significant liberty interest. In light of the government’s declaration filed on November 28, 2016, in which the government supports its assertion that penile plethysmograph testing is not used in the District of Alaska, we reject this contention. The district court adequately explained its reasons for imposing the condition. See United States v. Daniels, 541 F.3d 915, 924 (9th Cir. 2008).

Pitka finally argues that the district court abused its discretion by imposing the condition because it involves a greater deprivation than is reasonably necessary. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion because, in light of Pitka’s circumstances and criminal history, the challenged condition is reasonably related to deterrence and protection of-the public, and it does not involve a greater deprivation of liberty than is reasonably necessary. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(d); United States v. Stoterau, 524 F.3d 988, 1002 (9th Cir. 2008).

Pitka’s motion to stay the challenged condition is denied as moot.

AFFIRMED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.