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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Iran Michael KESSELMAN, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 13-30875.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Aug. 26, 2014.
    
    Filed Aug. 28, 2014.
    Leif Johnson, Assistant U.S., USBI-Of-fíce of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, Paulette Lynn Stewart, Assistant U.S., USHE-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Chad Wright, Hooks & Wright, P.C., Helena, MT, for DefendanL-Appellant.
    Before: THOMAS, OWENS, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Iran Michael Kesselman appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 224-month sentence for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Kesselman’s 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 Kesselman the opportunity to file a pro se supplefnen-tal 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, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief as to Kesselman’s conviction. We accordingly affirm Kesselman’s conviction.

Kesselman waived the right to appeal his sentence. Because the record discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the sentencing waiver, we dismiss Kesselman’s appeal as to his sentence. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir.2009).

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.

AFFIRMED in part; DISMISSED in part. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.