FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FEB 29 2016
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 15-10118
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:12-cr-00362-TLN
v.
MEMORANDUM*
ALAN DAVID TIKAL,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of California
Troy L. Nunley, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 24, 2016**
Before: LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Alan David Tikal appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges
his bench-trial conviction and 288-month sentence for 11 counts of mail fraud, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and one count of engaging in monetary transactions
in criminally derived property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957. Pursuant to
*
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).
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Tikal’s counsel has filed a brief stating
that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of
record. Tikal has filed a pro se supplemental opening brief. The government has
not filed an answering brief.
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. Tikal’s pending pro se
motions are DENIED.
AFFIRMED.
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