Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose SANTILLAN-MORALES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-08
Citations: 690 F. App'x 565
Docket Number: No. 16-10430
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose SANTILLAN-MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: REINHARDT, LEAVY, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 690
Pages: 565–566

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose SANTILLAN-MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-10430
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 8, 2017
Filed May 8, 2017
Erica McCallum, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USTU — Office of the US Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Jose Santillan-Morales, Pro Se
Before: REINHARDT, LEAVY, and NGUYEN, 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
Jose Santillan-Morales appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 16-month sentence for reentry of a removed alien, 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), Santillan Morales'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 Santillan-Morales 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.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.