FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION JAN 25 2016

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 15-10335

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 4:08-cr-01364-DCB v. MEMORANDUM* AARON MATTHEW THOMAS,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the District of Arizona

David C. Bury, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 20, 2016** Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

Aaron Matthew Thomas appeals from the 24-month sentence imposed upon revocation of supervised release. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Thomas’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided

*

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). Thomas 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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