NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 29 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1669 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 1:17-cr-00034-SPW-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

GEORGE DAVID OSTWALD, Jr.,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 21, 2024**

Before: FERNANDEZ, NGUYEN, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

George David Ostwald, Jr., appeals from the ten-month sentence imposed

following the district court’s revocation of supervised release. Pursuant to Anders

v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Ostwald’s counsel has filed a brief stating that

there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel 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). record. We have provided Ostwald 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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