Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio MONTES-RUIZ, Also Known as Tonio, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-15
Citations: 671 F. App'x 328
Docket Number: No. 15-41482 Summary Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio MONTES-RUIZ, Also Known as Tonio, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JOLLY,'SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 328–328

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio MONTES-RUIZ, Also Known as Tonio, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-41482 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Date Filed: 12/15/2016
Ernest Gonzalez, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas, Plano, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Antonio Montes-Ruiz, Pro Se
Before JOLLY,'SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The attorney appointed to represent Antonio Montes-Ruiz has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Montes-Ruiz has filed a response and a motion to withdraw his guilty plea and for an evidentiary hearing. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Montes-Ruiz's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel or his claims that coercion or duress tainted his guilty plea; we therefore decline to consider the claims on direct review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014); United States v. Corbett, 742 F.2d 173, 176-78 (5th Cir. 1984).
We have reviewed counsel's brief, relevant portions of the record reflected therein, and Montes-Ruiz's response and his motion. We concur with counsel's assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivo-lous issue for appellate review. Accordingly, the motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the appeal is DISMISSED. See 5th Cíe. R. 42.2. Montes-Ruiz's motion to withdraw his guilty plea and for an evidentiary hearing, docketed as a motion for extraordinary relief, is DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.