Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter Mitchell STEWART, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-01-08
Citations: 589 F. App'x 376
Docket Number: No. 13-30319
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter Mitchell STEWART, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: KOZINSKI, FERNANDEZ, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 589
Pages: 376–377

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter Mitchell STEWART, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-30319.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 6, 2014.
Filed Jan. 8, 2015.
Danna Rae Jackson, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Helena, MT, Leif Johnson, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee.
David F. Ness, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: KOZINSKI, FERNANDEZ, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable Andre M. Davis, Senior Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Walter Mitchell Stewart appeals from the district court's imposition of certain conditions of supervised release, after he pled guilty to failing to register as a sex offender. See 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). We affirm in part, and vacate and remand in part.
(1) Because Stewart did not object to the terms in question at sentencing, we review for plain error. See Fed.R. Crim.P. 52(b); Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 135, 129 S.Ct. 1423, 173 L.Ed.2d 266 (2009); United States v. Rearden, 349 F.3d 608, 618 (9th Cir.2003); see also United States v. Gonzalez-Aparicio, 663 F.3d 419, 428 (9th Cir.2011).
On this record, we perceive no error, much less plain error, in the Special Condition 6 restrictions that prevent Stewart from loitering around places frequented by children under 18 years of age. See United States v. Daniels, 541 F.3d 915, 928 (9th Cir.2008); United States v. Bee, 162 F.3d 1232, 1235-36 (9th Cir.1998).
However, the portion of Special Condition 6 that restricts residence in the home or being in the company of any child under the age of 18 years is more troublesome as it relates to Stewart's grandchildren. Because he can reside with and be in the company of his own children, the condition appears unduly restrictive in situations where they have minor children of their own (his grandchildren) in their homes or in their company, and are willing to have him in residence or in their company also. The district court committed procedural error when it relied solely on the discretion vested in Stewart's probation officer to ameliorate the potential harshness of this condition. See United States v. Wolf Child, 699 F.3d 1082, 1095 (9th Cir.2012). It should, instead, have engaged in further fact-finding or explication regarding the extent to which this condition might interfere with Stewart's ability to interact with his children. Id. at 1090, 699 F.3d 1082. We will, therefore, vacate the provision insofar as it relates to his grandchildren, and remand for further proceedings.
Moreover, as the government concedes, the Special Condition 6 restriction which states that Stewart cannot "date or socialize with anybody knowing they have children under the age of 18" is overbroad and must be vacated. See Wolf Child, 699 F.3d at 1100-01.
(3) On this record, we perceive no error, much less plain error, in the first sentence of the Special Condition 7 restriction that precludes Stewart's possession or viewing of "any materials depicting sexually explicit conduct as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(2)(A)(i)-(v)." See Daniels, 541 F.3d at 927-28; Rearden, 349 F.3d at 619-20.
The second sentence of Special Condition 7, which precludes Stewart's possession of "material, which portrays erotica, anime or cartoons which depict sexual conduct or sexual acts" may be more problematic. However, Stewart makes no argument on appeal about that provision in particular and has, therefore, waived the issue. See Daniels, 541 F.3d at 925; United States v. Stoterau, 524 F.3d 988, 1003 n. 7 (9th Cir.2008); see also Fed. R.App. P. 28(a)(8)(A). If we were to consider it, we note that at sentencing the district court rendered the phrase "which depict sexual conduct or sexual acts," as "sexually explicit conduct depicted." We take that as the district court's actual intention and pronouncement about the reach of the sentence. See United States v. Fifield, 432 F.3d 1056, 1059 n. 3 (9th Cir.2005). That might make it somewhat redundant to and a further explanation of what is included in the first sentence; it does not make imposition of the restriction plain error, and surely does not cause Special Condition 7 to affect Stewart's substantial rights.
AFFIRMED in part and VACATED and REMANDED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
. The condition does not apply to his children.
. We do not suggest that he has a general due process right to reside with or be in contact with his grandchildren. See Miller v. California, 355 F.3d 1172, 1175-76 (9th Cir.2004); Mullins v. Oregon, 57 F.3d 789, 793-95 (9th Cir. 1995).