--- title: "United States v. Ponce" citation: "22 F.4th 1045 (9th Cir. 2022)" authority_id: "AUTH-CA9-PONCE-22-F4TH-1045" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_ninth_circuit" precedential_status: "binding_in_ca9" official_url: "https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2022/01/11/21-30009.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-CA9-PONCE-22-F4TH-1045/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # United States v. Ponce ## Holdings used - Section 3583(e)(1) imposes no threshold requirement of exceptional circumstances, exceptionally good behavior, or undue hardship before early termination may be considered. ## Material limitation Binding only in the Ninth Circuit and only for the bounded procedural postures in the linked claims. Official published opinion and public full-text mirror reviewed. Ponce did not hold compliance sufficient and expressly did not reach the separate explanation challenge. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run. ## Official source and pinpoints 22 F.4th 1045 (9th Cir. 2022), 22 F.4th 1047–49: ## Linked claims - `CLM-CIR9-007` ## Used in - [Ninth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/ninth-circuit.md)