Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raul MUNOZ-RUIZ, aka Raul Munoz, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-12-28
Citations: 262 F. App'x 55
Docket Number: No. 07-10187
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raul MUNOZ-RUIZ, aka Raul Munoz, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GOODWIN, WALLACE and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 262
Pages: 55–56

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raul MUNOZ-RUIZ, aka Raul Munoz, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-10187.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 3, 2007.
Filed Dec. 28, 2007.
Liza Granoff, U.S. Attorneys Office, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Francisco Leon, Esq., Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Raul Munoz-Ruiz, Florence, AZ, pro se.
Before GOODWIN, WALLACE and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Raul Muñoz-Ruiz appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 45-month sentence for illegal 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), MuñozRuiz's 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 the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
We have conducted an independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988). We dismiss the appeal based on the valid 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.