United States of America v. Oray Papa Fifer, a.k.a. Duwayne Harris, a.k.a. Shawn Phillips, a.k.a. Special

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
ORAY PAPA FIFER, a.k.a. Duwayne
Harris, a.k.a. Shawn Phillips, a.k.a.
Special,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 15-30214
D.C. No. 4:99-cr-00014-CCL-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Charles C. Lovell, Senior District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 19, 2016**
Before: HUG, FARRIS, and CANBY, Circuit Judges.
Oray Papa Fifer appeals from the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(2) motion for a sentence reduction. Pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), Fifer’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no
FILED
MAY 23 2016
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 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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grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have
provided Fifer the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. He has filed a
pro se supplemental brief. No 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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