United States of America v. Jesus Carlos Farias, a.k.a. Jesus Carlos Farrias, a.k.a. Paco

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JESUS CARLOS FARIAS, a.k.a. Jesus
Carlos Farrias, a.k.a. Paco,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 15-30105
D.C. No. 1:99-cr-00082-BMM
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Brian M. Morris, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted March 15, 2016**
Before: GOODWIN, LEAVY, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Jesus Carlos Farias 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), Farias’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there
FILED
MAR 21 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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are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record.
We have provided Farias 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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