FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEC 23 2011

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 10-10541

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 4:10-cr-00534-JMR

v.

MEMORANDUM *

SANTIAGO VALLE-DOMINGUEZ,

a.k.a. Santiago Ramirez-Valle,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Marvin E. Aspen, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 19, 2011 **

Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Santiago Valle-Dominguez appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 41-

month sentence for reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326.

Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Valle-Dominguez’s counsel

* 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). 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 the appellant with the

opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. The appellant has filed a motion

for appointment of new counsel, and no answering brief has been filed.

Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.

75, 80-81 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.

Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Valle-

Dominguez’s motion for appointment of new counsel is DENIED.

The district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

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