Nickerson

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 07-30382 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-06-00066-M-

DAMIEN ALLEN NICKERSON, DWM-

Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Donald W. Molloy, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 21, 2009* Seattle, Washington

Filed February 25, 2009

Before: Thomas M. Reavley,** Senior Circuit Judge, Richard C. Tallman and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr.

*The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). **The Honorable Thomas M. Reavley, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, sitting by designation.

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COUNSEL

Jason T. Holden, Faure Holden Attorneys at Law, Great Falls, Montana, for the defendant-appellant.

Joshua Van de Westering, Assistant United States Attorney, Missoula, Montana, for the plaintiff-appellee. UNITED STATES v. NICKERSON …