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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John DE HERRERA, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 09-50527.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Aug. 23, 2010.
    
    Filed Sept. 3, 2010.
    Sharon K. McCaslin, Esquire, Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Mark A. Williams, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    John De Herrera, Santa Barbara, CA, pro se.
    Before: LEAVY, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

John De Herrera appeals pro se from the bench-trial conviction and 24-month unsupervised probationary sentence imposed for committing the misdemeanor offenses of: (1) commemorative installation of a structure in a federal park area without authorization; and (2) tampering with property in a federal park, in violation of 36 C.F.R. § § 2.62(a) and 2.31(a)(2).

De Herrera admits to committing the offenses, but contends that the conviction should be set aside based on his defense of necessity. The district court correctly concluded that there was no evidence to support De Herrera’s necessity defense. Accordingly, this contention lacks merit. See United States v. Perdomo-Espana, 522 F.3d 983, 987 (9th Cir.2008).

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