Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Zedekiah SYKES, a.k.a. Rickie Darnell Sykes, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-03-14
Citations: 421 F. App'x 708
Docket Number: No. 09-30340
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Zedekiah SYKES, a.k.a. Rickie Darnell Sykes, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: FARRIS, LEAVY, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 421
Pages: 708–708

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Zedekiah SYKES, a.k.a. Rickie Darnell Sykes, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-30340.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 8, 2011.
Filed March 14, 2011.
Allan Garten, Assistant U.S., Amy Potter, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee.
Rickie Darnell Sykes, Noel Grefenson, P.C., Salem, OR, for Defendant-Appellant. Zedekiah Sykes, pro se.
Before: FARRIS, LEAVY, and BYBEE, 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
Zedekiah Sykes appeals from the district court's order denying what he calls his motion for reconsideration of the court's denial of pre-release prior to service of sentence. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Sykes' counsel has filed a brief stating 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. Sykes has filed two pro se briefs and the Government has filed an answering brief.
Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80-81, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal. To the extent Sykes seeks to raise challenges to his conviction, we dismiss in light of the valid and enforceable appeal waiver. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2000).
Accordingly, counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the appeal is DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.