FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEC 14 2017 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 16-30311

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:15-cr-00120-JCC-4 v.

NIEM H. DOAN, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington John C. Coughenour, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 8, 2017** Seattle, Washington

Before: HAWKINS, McKEOWN, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

Niam Doan appeals his guilty-plea conviction and 150-month sentence imposed

for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§

841(a)(1), 841 (b)(1)(A) & 846, and felon in possession of a firearm in violation of

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),

counsel for Doan has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, and a motion

to withdraw as counsel of record. No pro se or government brief has been filed.

Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83-84 (1988), discloses no grounds for relief on direct appeal. Accordingly, we affirm

the district court’s judgment.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.

AFFIRMED.

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