USA V. TRACER CHOVANAK, No. 16-30184 (9th Cir. 2017)

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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 17 2017 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 16-30184 D.C. No. 4:12-cr-00027-SEH-3 v. MEMORANDUM* TRACER CHOVANAK, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding Submitted July 13, 2017** Before: HUG, FARRIS, and CANBY, Circuit Judges. Tracer Chovanak appeals from the district court’s order denying his Motion for Reduction of Sentence Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Chovanak’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). record. We have provided Chovanak the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. AFFIRMED. 2

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