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discussed Cited "but see" Sprouse v. Ryan
D. Ariz. · 2017 · signal: but see · confidence high
Barren v. Harrington , 152 F.3d 1193 , 1194-95 (9th Cir.1998) ; Damiano v. Fla. Parole & Probation Comm'n , 785 F.2d 929 , 932-33 (11th Cir. 1986) ; but see United States v. Whitlock , 639 F.3d 935 , 941 (9th Cir. 2011) (stating that prisoners do not constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes).
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Lorenzo Lee Wriden v. R. Arias, S. Verno, J. Rayes, J. Velasquez, A. Lara, D. Rivera, H. Verduzco, J. Price, C. Marciel, J. Raygoza, C. Ponce, H. Rodriguez, O. Valdez, J.
S.D. Cal. · 2026 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor 'persons convicted 16 of crimes' constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Douglas Sharron Piggee v. Jim Cooper, et al.
E.D. Cal. · 2025 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor 'persons 9 convicted of crimes' constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Wriden v. Arias
S.D. Cal. · 2025 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor 2 'persons convicted of crimes' constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Armando Ramos and Shannon Mark Douthit v. Marvin Dunbar
Tex. App. · 2025 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor persons convicted of crimes constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Jackson v. Lewis
S.D. Cal. · 2024 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners 20 nor 'persons convicted of crimes' constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Ward v. Pascual
S.D. Cal. · 2023 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor 'persons convicted of crimes' 2 constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Scally v. Velasquez
S.D. Cal. · 2023 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor 17 'persons convicted of crimes' constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Seti v. Robertson
N.D. Cal. · 2022 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor 27 'persons convicted of crimes' constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Leslie Vanaman v. Molinar
9th Cir. · 2022 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither 2 prisoners nor 'persons convicted of crimes' constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Scally v. Velasquez
S.D. Cal. · 2022 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor 3 'persons convicted of crimes' constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Nguon v. Glynn
S.D. Cal. · 2022 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor 'persons 23 convicted of crimes' constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Ross v. Bolin
E.D. Cal. · 2022 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor 'persons convicted of crimes' constitute a suspect class for equal 3 protection purposes.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Scally v. Flores
S.D. Cal. · 2022 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
neither prisoners nor 'persons convicted of crimes' constitute a suspect class for 23 equal protection purposes.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Flores v. ODOC
D. Or. · 2024 · confidence medium
Flores alleges that Defendants violated his right to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment by intentionally treating AICs at TRCI differently than people at other “congregate living facilit[ies].” (SAC at 8.) “[N]either prisoners nor ‘persons convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011) (citations omitted).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Shallowhorn v. Lopez
S.D. Cal. · 2024 · confidence medium
(See ECF 5, at 8.) Shallowhorn alleges only that 26 he is “a class of one convicted of a crime.” (ECF 9, at 30.) “[N]either prisoners nor persons 27 convicted of crimes constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.” United States 28 v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Ramsey v. Thompson
S.D. Cal. · 2023 · confidence medium
Hartmann v. California Dep’t 10 of Corr. & Rehab., 707 F.3d 1114, 1123 (9th Cir. 2013); Maynard v. City of San Jose, 37 11 F.3d 1396, 1404 (9th Cir. 1994) (“Intentional discrimination means that a defendant acted 12 at least in part because of a plaintiff’s protected status.”) 13 Plaintiff has not alleged any facts which show he is a member of a protected class. 14 United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011) (quoting Glauner v. Miller, 15 184 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999) (stating that “neither prisoners nor ‘persons convicted 16 of crimes’ constitute a suspect…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Shandhini Raidoo v. Douglas B. Moylan (2×) also: Cited "see"
9th Cir. · 2023 · confidence medium
Whitlock, 639 F.3d at 940 (cleaned up).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Jackson v. Macomber
S.D. Cal. · 2023 · confidence medium
But it doesn’t “forbid classifications.” 20 Nordlinger v. Hahn, 505 U.S. 1, 10 (1992). “[U]nless a classification warrants 21 some form of heightened review because it jeopardizes exercise of a fundamental 22 right or categorizes on the basis of an inherently suspect characteristic, the Equal 23 Protection Clause requires only that the classification rationally further a legitimate 24 state interest.” Id. (citing City of Cleburne, 473 U.S. at 439–41; City of New 25 Orleans v. Dukes, 427 U.S. 297, 303 (1976)). 26 California Penal Code section 3051 doesn’t classify by a protected c…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) (PC) Spencer v. Pulido-Esparza
E.D. Cal. · 2023 · confidence medium
In addition, 26 “neither prisoners nor ‘persons convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for equal protection 27 purposes.” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011); Glauner v. Miller, 184 28 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999) (“[P]risoners are not a suspect class....”); McQueary v. Blodgett, 1 924 F.2d 829, 834-35 (9th Cir. 1991) (“Inmates are not entitled to identical treatment as other 2 inmates merely because they are all inmates.”). 3 Here, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants Sherman and Pulido-Esparza discriminated against 4 him for being a DPO and n…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) (PC) Spencer v. Pulido-Esparza
E.D. Cal. · 2023 · confidence medium
In addition, 20 “neither prisoners nor ‘persons convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for equal protection 21 purposes.” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011); Glauner v. Miller, 184 22 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999) (“[P]risoners are not a suspect class....”); McQueary v. Blodgett, 23 924 F.2d 829, 834-35 (9th Cir. 1991) (“Inmates are not entitled to identical treatment as other 24 inmates merely because they are all inmates.”). 25 Here, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants Sherman and Pulido-Esparza discriminated against 26 him for being a DPO a…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Patterson v. Matteson
N.D. Cal. · 2022 · confidence medium
Defendant 9 also asserts that Plaintiff cannot do so anyway because “neither prisoners nor ‘persons 10 convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.’” Id., citing 11 United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011); Glauner v. Miller, 184 F.3d 12 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999) (“[P]risoners are not a suspect class….”).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Scally v. Velasquez
S.D. Cal. · 2022 · confidence medium
Hartmann v. California Dep’t of Corr. & Rehab., 707 21 F.3d 1114 , 1123 (9th Cir. 2013); Maynard v. City of San Jose, 37 F.3d 1396, 1404 (9th Cir. 22 1994) (“Intentional discrimination means that a defendant acted at least in part because of 23 a plaintiff’s protected status.”). 24 Scally has not alleged any facts which show he is a member of a protected class. 25 United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011) (“[N]either prisoners nor 26 ‘persons convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.” 27 (quoting Glauner v. Miller, 184 F.3…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Butler v. Classification Deputy
S.D. Cal. · 2022 · confidence medium
Butler fails to make any such allegation, 17 and “neither prisoners nor ‘persons convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for 18 equal protection purposes.” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011); 19 Glauner v. Miller, 184 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999) (“[P]risoners are not a suspect 20 class . . . .”); United States v. Smith, 818 F.2d 687, 691 (9th Cir. 1987) (“[P]ersons 21 22 4 The Constitution does not require individuals who are, in fact, differently situated, to be treated equally 23 under the law.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Ross v. Bolin
E.D. Cal. · 2022 · confidence medium
U.S. v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Kakowski v. Allison
S.D. Cal. · 2022 · confidence medium
Hartmann v. California Dep’t of Corr. & Rehab., 707 F.3d 1114 , 1123 5 (9th Cir. 2013); Maynard v. City of San Jose, 37 F.3d 1396, 1404 (9th Cir. 1994) 6 (“Intentional discrimination means that a defendant acted at least in part because of a 7 plaintiff’s protected status.”) Plaintiff was instructed that “neither prisoners nor ‘persons 8 convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.” United 9 States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011), quoting Glauner v. Miller, 184 F.3d 10 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) (PC) Ramnanan v. Holmes
E.D. Cal. · 2022 · confidence medium
Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agr., 553 U.S. 591, 601-02 (2008), Village of 16 Willowbrook v. Olech, 528 U.S. 562, 564 (2000). 17 Prisoners and persons convicted of crimes do not “constitute a suspect class for equal 18 protection purposes.” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011) (citations 19 omitted). 20 Thus, while claims of unconstitutionally motivated maltreatment may implicate the right 21 to equal protection, an equal protection claim requires membership in a protected class.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Juan Molina v. Ralph Diaz
C.D. Cal. · 2021 · confidence medium
Helens, 425 F.3d 1158, 1167 (9th Cir. 2 2005); Lee v. City of Los Angeles, 250 F.3d 668, 686 (9th Cir. 3 2001). “[N]either prisoners nor ‘persons convicted of crimes’ 4 constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.” United 5 States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011) (citations 6 omitted).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Kakowski v. Allison
S.D. Cal. · 2021 · confidence medium
Hartmann v. California Dep’t of Corr. & Rehab., 707 22 F.3d 1114, 1123 (9th Cir. 2013); Maynard v. City of San Jose, 37 F.3d 1396, 1404 (9th Cir. 23 1994) (“Intentional discrimination means that a defendant acted at least in part because of 24 a plaintiff’s protected status.”) To the extent Plaintiff claims he is receiving different 25 medical treatment than persons who are not incarcerated, “neither prisoners nor ‘persons 26 convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.” United 27 States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011), quoting G…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) (PC) Gonzalez v. Anderson
E.D. Cal. · 2021 · confidence medium
In addition, 21 “neither prisoners nor ‘persons convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for 22 equal protection purposes.” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 23 2011); Glauner v. Miller, 184 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999) (“[P]risoners are not a 24 suspect class....”); McQueary v. Blodgett, 924 F.2d 829, 834-35 (9th Cir. 1991) (“Inmates are 25 not entitled to identical treatment as other inmates merely because they are all inmates.”).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Nogales v. Becerra
S.D. Cal. · 2020 · confidence medium
But Plaintiff fails to make any such allegation here, and he cannot do so in 9 any event because “neither prisoners nor ‘persons convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect 10 class for equal protection purposes.” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 11 2011); Glauner v. Miller, 184 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999) (“[P]risoners are not a 12 suspect class . . . .”); McQueary v. Blodgett, 924 F.2d 829, 834-35 (9th Cir. 1991) (“Inmates 13 are not entitled to identical treatment as other inmates merely because they are all 14 inmates.”); United States v. Smith, 818 …
discussed Cited as authority (rule) (PC) Mansour v. CDCR
S.D. Cal. · 2020 · confidence medium
But Plaintiff still fails to make any such 5 allegation, and “neither prisoners nor ‘persons convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect 6 class for equal protection purposes.” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 7 2011); Glauner v. Miller, 184 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999) (“[P]risoners are not a 8 suspect class....”); United States v. Smith, 818 F.2d 687, 691 (9th Cir. 1987) (“[P]ersons 9 convicted of crimes are not a suspect class.”). 10 The Court further advised Plaintiff that if no suspect class or fundamental right is 11 implicated, equal protection cla…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Frank Martinez (2×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
9th Cir. · 2019 · confidence medium
Critically, a court is “not obligated to disclose evidence on which it [does] not rely.” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011) (emphasis added).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Antonio Urrutia-Contreras
9th Cir. · 2015 · confidence medium
Thus, in United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 940 (9th Cir.2011), this court held that the provisions of Rule 32(e)(3), permitting district courts to refuse to disclose the probation officer’s sentencing recommendations, should “fill in the gap” in Rule 32.1 with respect to revocation proceedings.
examined Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Irma Reyes-Solosa (3×) also: Cited "see"
9th Cir. · 2014 · confidence medium
United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 940 (9th Cir.2011) (citing Leonard, 483 F.3d at 638-39 ).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. John Daniels
9th Cir. · 2014 · confidence medium
Our holding confirms our statement in United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935 (9th Cir.2011), that the 2005 amendment to Rule 32.1 “effectively codif[ied] the holding in Carper by explicitly enumerating the right to allocution at supervised release revocation sentencing hearings,” id. at 940.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Mauricio Castillo-Cansino
9th Cir. · 2014 · confidence medium
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1 “ ‘primarily’ governs ... post-revocation sentencing[s].” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 940 (9th Cir.2011) (quoting United States v. Leonard, 483 F.3d 635, 638-39 (9th Cir. 2007)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Richards v. County of Yolo
E.D. Cal. · 2011 · confidence medium
A regulation is constitutional under rational basis review if it bears “a reasonable relationship to a legitimate government interest.” United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir.2011) (citing United States v. LeMay, 260 F.3d 1018, 1031 (9th Cir.2001)).
discussed Cited "see" Terrell v. Arias
S.D. Cal. · 2025 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011) (“[N]either 1 prisoners nor ‘persons convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for equal protection 2 purposes.” (citing Glauner v. Miller, 184 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999))); Fields v. 3 Legacy Health Sys., 413 F.3d 943 , 955 (9th Cir. 2005) (identifying “race, alienage, national 4 origin, [and] sex” as examples of characteristics protected by the Equal Protection Clause). 5 An equal protection claim can be brought under a “class of one” claim where a 6 plaintiff is treated differently than similarly sit…
cited Cited "see" Worthy v. Community Management Associates Inc.
E.D. Mich. · 2024 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011); United States v. Miller, 604 F. Supp. 2d 1162 , 1172 n.15 (W.D.
discussed Cited "see" Sims v. Bird
S.D. Cal. · 2023 · signal: see · confidence high
See United 16 States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011) (“[N]either prisoners nor ‘persons 17 convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes.” (citation 18 omitted)); Fields v. Legacy Health Sys., 413 F.3d 943 , 955 (9th Cir. 2005) (identifying 19 “race, alienage, national origin, [and] sex” as examples of characteristics protected by the 20 Equal Protection Clause).
discussed Cited "see" Upshaw v. Chau
S.D. Cal. · 2022 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935 , 941 27 || (9th Cir. 2011) (“[N]either prisoners nor ‘persons convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect 28 |) class for equal protection purposes.”), quoting Glauner v. Miller, 184 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th 1 || Cir. 1999); see e.g.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Alonso v. Imperial County Sheriff Office
S.D. Cal. · 2024 · signal: see also · confidence medium
See Furnace, 705 F.3d at 1030 ; see also 14 United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011) (quoting Glauner v. Miller, 15 184 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th Cir. 1999) (stating that “neither prisoners nor ‘persons 16 convicted of crimes’ constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes”).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Flores v. ODOC
D. Or. · 2023 · signal: see also · confidence medium
To the extent Flores alleges a violation of procedural or substantive due process or the Privileges and Immunities Clause, Flores’ complaint “lacks a cognizable legal theory or sufficient facts to support a cognizable legal theory to state a . . . claim.” Howe v. Cnty. of Mendocino, No. 21-16665, 2022 WL 3952395 , at *2 (9th Cir. Aug. 31, 2022) (so stating about a due process claim) (simplified); see also Ellison v. Nevada, 299 F. App’x 730, 731 (9th Cir. 2008) (affirming dismissal “because [the AIC’s] allegations do not implicate ‘the right of the newly arrived citizen to the sa…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." (PC) Maraglino v. State of California
E.D. Cal. · 2020 · signal: see also · confidence medium
Mayner v. Callahan, 22 873 F.2d 1300, 1302 (9th Cir. 1989) (“[P]arole consideration is not a fundamental right requiring a 23 higher level of scrutiny.”); see also United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 941 (9th Cir. 2011) 24 (“There is no right under the Federal Constitution to be conditionally released before the expiration of 25 a valid sentence, and the States are under no duty to offer parole to prisoners.”) (quoting Swarthout v. 26 Cooke, 562 U.S. 216, 220 (2011) (per curiam) ). 27 Because no suspect class or fundamental right is implicated, equal protection claims like this 28…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Ashley Gray
9th Cir. · 2018 · signal: see also · confidence low
Rule 32 “require[s] the disclosure of all relevant factual information to the defendant,” including “factual information underlying a probation officer’s confidential sentencing recommendation.” United States v. Baldrich, 471 F.3d 1110, 1114 (9th Cir. 2006); see also United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935 , 939–40 (9th Cir. 2011) (extending Baldrich’s requirements to post-revocation sentencings).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Christina Richey (2×)
8th Cir. · 2014 · signal: see also · confidence medium
Recognizing “Rules 32 and 32.1 are ‘complementing rather than conflicting,’” we have held “Rule 32 applies to sentencing upon revocation of supervised release when the court imposes a new sentence based on conduct that occurred during supervised release.” United States v. Patterson, 128 F.3d 1259, 1261 (8th Cir. 1997) (per curiam) (quoting United States v. Carper, 24 F.3d 1157, 1160 (9th Cir. 1994)); see also, e.g., United States v. Whitlock, 639 F.3d 935, 937 (9th Cir. 2011) (“[L]ike post-conviction sentencing recommendations, post-revocation sentencing recommendations must be d…
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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Jeffrey WHITLOCK, Defendant-Appellant
10-30124.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Apr 28, 2011.
639 F.3d 935
Dennis M. Charney, Charney & Associates, PLLC, Eagle, ID, for the defendant-appellant., Aaron N. Lucoff, Assistant United States Attorney, Boise, ID, for the plaintiff-appellee.
Graber, Fisher, Smith.
Cited by 49 opinions  |  Published

OPINION

FISHER, Circuit Judge:

We held in United States v. Leonard, 483 F.3d 635, 638-39 (9th Cir.2007), that “sentencing procedures for probation and supervised release violations are primarily governed by Rule 32.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, not Rule 32.” (Emphasis added.) This case presents a situation where Rule 32.1 does not speak to the particular question at issue — whether probation officers’ sentencing recommendations following the revocation of supervised release must be disclosed. We conclude that Rule 32(e)(3) logically fills in the gap. Therefore, like post-conviction sentencing recommendations, post-revocation sentencing recommendations must be disclosed unless the district court directs otherwise “[b]y local rule or by order in a case.” Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(e)(3). Accordingly, United States v. Baldrich, 471 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir.2006), applies here. We hold that the district court complied with Bald-rich’s requirement that the court disclose any factual information in the confidential recommendation on which it relied in sentencing. See id. at 1113-14. We further hold that Rule 32(e)(3) and its implementing local counterpart, District of Idaho Local Criminal Rule 32.1, comport with the Equal Protection Clause, so there was no violation of Whitlock’s constitutional rights.

Background

In October 2003, Jeffrey Whitlock pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance under 21 U.S.C. § 844(a), unlawful possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) and unlawful acquisition of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(1)(A) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. He was sentenced to 60 months of incarceration to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Whitlock began supervised release on November 7, 2007. While under federal supervision, he was arrested and charged in Ada County, Idaho, for a number of state offenses. Having been convicted on some of those charges, Whitlock is currently serving time in the Ada County jail.

In light of Whitlock’s arrests and convictions, the government petitioned the district court to revoke his federal supervised release. Before the revocation hearing, the probation office provided a violation of supervised release report (SRR) to Whit-lock, the government and the district court. The SRR calculated Whitlock’s sentencing guidelines range at six to 12 months. The SRR did not contain the probation officer’s sentencing recommendation, which was submitted separately to the court. Whitlock did not object to the SRR, and at the revocation hearing he admitted to violating his supervised release by using methamphetamine, being[*938] convicted of domestic violence and driving under the influence.

The parties agreed that a six-month sentence, at the low end of the applicable range, was appropriate, but submitted to the district court the question whether that sentence should be served concurrently with or consecutively to Whitlock’s state sentence. Before making a sentencing argument, Whitlock’s counsel asked the district court to release the probation officer’s sentencing recommendation and to continue the hearing until he could consider those comments. The district court denied the request, explaining:

[T]hat is the case in every case with this Court. I don’t know about the other judges, but I do not require that to be disclosed to either the Government and/or the Defense so that the probation people can advise the Court as to what their feelings are. Many times we have the Defendant released to supervision, and if some of those recommendations are made privy to the Defendant, it just gets them off to the wrong start.
I rest on what my comments are in Court as to why I sentence a person either to probation or to a sentence of incarceration, not on a recommendation of a probation officer.

The district court ultimately revoked Whit-lock’s supervised release and sentenced him to six months in prison, with three months to run concurrently with his state sentence and the remaining three months to run consecutively, followed by 30 months’ supervised release.

Whitlock appeals the denial of his request to review the probation officer’s sentencing recommendation. He argues that Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(e)(3), which permits district courts to refuse to disclose probation officers’ sentencing recommendations, and its implementing local counterpart, District of Idaho Local Criminal Rule 32.1, violate equal protection. The government counters that Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(e)(3) has no application here and thus Whitlock’s equal protection challenge is moot except as to Local Criminal Rule 32.1. We disagree that Rule 32 has no application to Whitlock’s revocation sentencing hearing, but hold that Rule 32(e)(3), as well as District of Idaho Local Criminal Rule 32.1, comport with equal protection.

Jurisdiction and Standard of Review

We have jurisdiction over Whit-lock’s appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742. See United States v. Huerta-Pimental, 445 F.3d 1220, 1222 (9th Cir.2006). We review de novo a challenge to the constitutionality of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, as well as a district court’s compliance with Rule 32. See Baldrich, 471 F.3d at 1112. We are not persuaded by the government’s argument that we should review only for plain error because Whitlock failed to preserve his objection. Whitlock’s counsel expressly asked the district court to disclose the probation officer’s sentencing recommendation, and when the district court refused, counsel stated “for the record” that although he would like to review the recommendation before proceeding with argument, he would go forward without it given the court’s denial of his request. This colloquy was sufficient to preserve Whit-lock’s objection for appeal.

Discussion

I. The Relationship Between Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 32 and 32.1

Whitlock argues that Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(e)(3) and its implementing local rule, District of Idaho Local[*939] Criminal Rule 32.1, violate equal protection. Rule 32(e)(3) states:

(e) Disclosing the Report and Recommendation.
(3) Sentence Recommendation. By local rule or by order in a case, the court may direct the probation officer not to disclose to anyone other than the court the officer’s recommendation on the sentence.

The District of Idaho Local Criminal Rule 32.1 provides, in relevant part:

(a) Presentence Report, Sentencing Recommendation and Confidentiality.
(2) In addition to the presentence report, the probation officer will submit a separate document entitled “Sentencing Recommendation” to the Court. The Sentencing Recommendation is for the benefit of the Court and will not be disclosed to the government, the defendant, or defendant’s counsel or to any other person or party, unless authorized by the sentencing judge, as provided in subsection (3).
(3) The Sentencing Recommendation may be disclosed to the government and defense counsel if authorized by the sentencing judge. Such authorization shall be communicated to the Chief United States Probation Officer in writing or electronically and shall specify whether the authorization applies to all of the individual sentencing judge’s cases or to selected cases only. The sentencing judge may revoke the authorization at any time by so notifying the Chief United States Probation Officer in writing or electronically.
(5) Probation reports, violation of supervised release reports, and sentencing recommendations prepared for these reports are governed by these same provisions.

The government argues that Whitlock’s revocation hearing was governed by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1 rather than Rule 32, and therefore Whitlock’s challenge to Rule 32(e)(3) is moot. [1] Rule 32.1 provides in relevant part:

(b) Revocation.
(2) Revocation Hearing. Unless waived by the person, the court must hold the revocation hearing within a reasonable time in the district having jurisdiction. The person is entitled to:
(A) written notice of the alleged violation;
(B) disclosure of the evidence against the person;
(C) an opportunity to appear, present evidence, and question any adverse witness unless the court determines that the interest of justice does not require the witness to appear;
(D) notice of the person’s right to retain counsel or to request that counsel be appointed if the person cannot obtain counsel; and
(E) an opportunity to make a statement and present any information in mitigation.

As an initial matter, we must determine whether Rule 32(e)(3) applies to Whitlock’s case. We conclude that it does.

In United States v. Carper, 24 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir.1994), we held that even though Rule 32.1 did not expressly recognize the right to allocution at supervised release[*940] revocation sentencing hearings, the “provisions of Rule 32(a)(1),” which made the right to allocution mandatory at post-conviction sentencing hearings, also “applied] to sentencing after revocation of supervised release.” Id. at 1162. Rule 32.1 subsequently was amended, effectively codifying the holding in Carper by explicitly enumerating the right to allocution at supervised release revocation sentencing hearings. See Fed.R.Crim.P. 32.1(b)(2)(E).

Following these amendments, we clarified in Leonard, that “sentencing procedures for probation and supervised release violations are primarily governed by Rule 32.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, not Rule 32.” 483 F.3d at 638-39 (emphasis added). We now conclude, as Leonard contemplated, that although Rule 32.1 “primarily” governs Whitlock’s post-revocation sentencing, id., to the extent Rule 32.1 is silent as to the disclosure requirements governing supervised release revocation sentencing recommendations, we may look to Rule 32(e)(3). Doing so, we conclude that, at base, the same regime governing disclosure of probation officers’ sentencing recommendations should apply to both postconviction and post-revocation sentencing. We thus proceed to the merits of Whitlock’s challenge.

II. Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(e)(3) and District of Idaho Local Criminal Rule 32.1 Comport with Equal Protection

Whitlock argues that Rule 32(e)(3) and its implementing Local Rule 32.1 violate equal protection. We disagree. His argument is foreclosed by United States v. Baldrich, 471 F.3d 1110, 1113-14 (9th Cir.2006), which upheld the constitutionality of Rule 32(e)(3) in the face of a due process challenge. Whitlock makes essentially the same argument that our court rejected in Baldrich, but attempts to recast it in equal protection terms. As this court and the Supreme Court have recognized, however, and as Whitlock’s argument demonstrates, “[i]n challenges to sentencing regimes, ‘an argument based on equal protection essentially duplicates an argument based on due process.’ ” United States v. Marcial-Santiago, 447 F.3d 715, 719 n. 5 (9th Cir.2006) (quoting Chapman v. United States, 500 U.S. 453, 465, 111 S.Ct. 1919, 114 L.Ed.2d 524 (1991)).

Just as Whitlock does here, the Petitioner in Baldrich questioned whether it was constitutional for a district court to refuse to disclose a probation officer’s sentencing recommendation. See 471 F.3d at 1113. We held that due process was satisfied when the probation officer’s recommendation was kept confidential under Rule 32(e)(3) so long as any factual information in the recommendation that the court relied upon in sentencing was disclosed. See id. at 1113-14; see also United States v. Gonzales, 765 F.2d 1393, 1398 (9th Cir.1985). We hold that the same result obtains here, and thus Whitlock’s equal protection challenge to Rule 32(e)(3) and Local Rule 32.1 fails.

We would reach this result even without Baldrich. Whitlock’s claim “involves neither a fundamental right nor a suspect class,” and is therefore subject to rational basis review. Nurre v. Whitehead, 580 F.3d 1087, 1098-99 (9th Cir.2009), ce rt. denied, —— U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 1937, 176 L.Ed.2d 399 (2010). Contrary to Whitlock’s argument, there is no “classification” at issue here. Defendants are randomly assigned to district court judges. As Whitlock acknowledges, although the two district judges in the District of Idaho have different policies governing disclosure of probation officers’ sentencing recommendations, both apply their policies to all the cases that come[*941] before them. Such random assignment cannot be understood to target a suspect class. Furthermore, neither prisoners nor “persons convicted of crimes” constitute a suspect class for equal protection purposes. See Glauner v. Miller, 184 F.3d 1053, 1054 (9th Cir.1999) (per curiam) (“[PJrisoners are not a suspect class.... ”); United States v. Litteral, 910 F.2d 547, 552 (9th Cir.1990) (“[P]ersons convicted of crimes are not a suspect class.” (internal quotation marks omitted)).

In addition, there is no fundamental right to receive a probation officer’s supervised release revocation sentencing recommendation; indeed, there is not even a fundamental right to receive parole consideration at all. See Mayner v. Callahan, 873 F.2d 1300, 1302 (9th Cir.1989) (“[P]a-role consideration is not a fundamental right requiring a higher level of scrutiny.”); see also Swarthout v. Cooke, — U.S.-, 131 S.Ct. 859, 862, 178 L.Ed.2d 732 (2011) (per curiam) (“There is no right under the Federal Constitution to be conditionally released before the expiration of a valid sentence, and the States are under no duty to offer parole to their prisoners.”); United States v. Hall, 419 F.3d 980, 985 n. 4 (9th Cir.2005) (explaining that the analyses of the rights afforded at parole and supervised release revocation hearings are “constitutionally indistinguishable”).

Because the rules Whitlock challenges neither burden a fundamental right nor target a suspect class, rational basis review applies and the rules are constitutional if they “bear[ ] a reasonable relationship to a legitimate governmental interest.” United States v. LeMay, 260 F.3d 1018, 1031 (9th Cir.2001). The district court identified two rational bases: First, confidentiality is maintained “so that the probation people can advise the Court as to what their feelings are.” Second, “[m]any times we have the Defendant released to supervision, and if some of those recommendations are made privy to the Defendant, it just gets them off to the wrong start.” Enhancing the effectiveness of probation officers who are overseeing persons on supervised release and fostering honest sentencing recommendations are both legitimate governmental interests that are served by keeping such recommendations confidential. Rule 32 and Local Rule 32.1 survive rational basis review.

III. The District Court Comported with the Rules

Even if the rules themselves are constitutional, if the district court did not abide by them by providing Whitlock with a summary of any factual information relied on in sentencing that did not appear in the SRR, that could constitute a due process violation. See Baldrich, 471 F.3d at 1114— 15; Gonzales, 765 F.2d at 1398-99. As we did in Baldrich, “[i]n order to determine whether the district court complied with Rule 32’s disclosure requirements in [this] case, we have reviewed the confidential sentencing recommendation submitted to the district court,” and have determined that, with one possible exception, all facts in the confidential sentencing recommendation were discussed in the presentence report or in open court at the sentencing hearing. 471 F.3d at 1114-15.

Assuming the district court did not disclose one fact, that omission does not rise to the level of a due process violation in this case. The court was not obligated to disclose evidence on which it did not rely. We held in Gonzales that a statement by a judge “that he had disclosed all the information on which he relied ” was sufficient to demonstrate compliance under Rule 32. See 765 F.2d at 1398 (emphasis added). At the hearing, the district court specifically stated in response to Whitlock’s request for disclosure of the confidential sentenc[*942] ing recommendation, “I rest on what my comments are in Court as to why I sentence a person either to probation or to a sentence of incarceration, not on a recommendation of a probation officer.” Whit-lock has “come forward with no evidence other than the challenged result to suggest that improper facts were considered.” Id. at 1399. Furthermore, the challenged result is a sentence at the low end of the applicable range, and the district court ordered that half the sentence would run concurrently with Whitlock’s state sentence despite the government’s recommendation that the sentences run consecutively. Accordingly, we credit the district court’s assurance that Whitlock’s sentence rested only on facts it discussed at the hearing or that were disclosed in the SRR. There was no constitutional violation. See Gonzales, 765 F.2d at 1398-99.

Conclusion

The decision of the district court is affirmed. Rule 32(e)(3) and its implementing Local Rule 32.1 satisfy equal protection both facially and as applied.

AFFIRMED.

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. For ease of reference, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 32 and 32.1 will hereinafter be referred to as "Rule 32" and "Rule 32.1,” and the District of Idaho Local Criminal Rule 32.1 will be referred to as "Local Rule 32.1."