Case: 18-14225 Date Filed: 09/20/2019 Page: 1 of 2

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 18-14225 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 6:17-cr-00215-CEM-DCI-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus DAVID HARDMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ (September 20, 2019) Before MARTIN, NEWSOM, and GRANT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Case: 18-14225 Date Filed: 09/20/2019 Page: 2 of 2

Aliza Hochman Bloom, an Assistant Federal Defender and appointed counsel for David Bruce Hardman in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). In response, Hardman moved for leave to dismiss his counsel and proceed pro se on appeal. Our independent review of the entire record reveals that counsel’s assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, Hardman’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED, and Hardman’s motion is DENIED AS MOOT.