
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Carlton RISHER, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 06-50279.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 8, 2007 .
    Filed Jan. 16, 2007.
    Helen J. Brunner, Esq., Karyn S. Johnson, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Judith M. Mandel, Esq., Carol A. Elew-ski, Esq., Tumwater, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: ALARCÓN, HALL, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Richard Carlton Risher appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his petition for a writ of coram nobis challenging his 1981 conviction for bank robbery. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

In order to qualify for coram nobis relief, the petitioner must demonstrate that there are sound reasons for not attacking the conviction earlier. Hirabayashi v. United States, 828 F.2d 591, 604 (9th Cir. 1987); Maghe v. United States, 710 F.2d 503 (9th Cir.1983). Risher has not met this burden. Accordingly, the district court did not err by denying Risher’s petition.

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