NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT FEB 26 2015

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 13-30324

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 6:12-cr-00007-CCL v.

MEMORANDUM* JOSHUA EMIL RUNION,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the District of Montana

Charles C. Lovell, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 17, 2015** Before: O’SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

Joshua Emil Runion appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his jury-trial conviction and 51-month sentence for counterfeiting obligations or securities of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 471. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Runion’s counsel has filed

*

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). a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Runion 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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