NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 17 2020 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 19-30298 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:19-cr-00011-DLC-1 v. MEMORANDUM* AARON MATTHEW MANNING, Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Dana L. Christensen, District Judge, Presiding Submitted July 14, 2020** Before: CANBY, FRIEDLAND, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Aaron Matthew Manning appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 235-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea convictions for two counts of distribution of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Manning’s

* 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). 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 Manning the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.

Manning waived his right to appeal his sentence. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). We accordingly dismiss the appeal. See id. at 988.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.

DISMISSED.

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