Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria Esther FIGUEROA-SALINAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-06-21
Citations: 531 F. App'x 779
Docket Number: No. 12-10328
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria Esther FIGUEROA-SALINAS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: TALLMAN, M. SMITH, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 531
Pages: 779–779

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria Esther FIGUEROA-SALINAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-10328.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 18, 2013.
Filed June 21, 2013.
Matthew G. Eltringham, Assistant U.S., USTU-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Rubin Salter, Jr., Esquire, Law Office of Rubin Salter, Jr., Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: TALLMAN, M. SMITH, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Maria Esther Figueroa-Salinas appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges her guilty-plea conviction and 40-month sentence for reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Figueroa-Salinas's counsel 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 Figueroa-Salinas the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
The court is in receipt of Figueroa-Salinas's letter dated May 30, 2013. Insofar as the letter can be construed as a motion for substitute counsel, that motion is denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.