United States of America v. Tracer Chovanak

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
TRACER CHOVANAK,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-30184
D.C. No.
4:12-cr-00027-SEH-3
MEMORANDUM*
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
FILED
JUL 17 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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).

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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.
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