Michael Ufferman, appointed counsel for Alphonse Gainer in this appeal of the denial of a federal prisoners motion for sentence reduction under the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 404, 132 Stat. 5194, 522 (“First Step Act”), has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record reveals that counsels assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsels motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district courts denial of Gainers motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to the First Step Act is AFFIRMED.
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