Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel William WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-12-01
Citations: 585 F. App'x 741
Docket Number: No. 13-30277
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel William WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 585
Pages: 741–742

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel William WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-30277.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 18, 2014.
Filed Dec. 1, 2014.
Matthew F. Duggan, Assistant U.S., USSP-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Spokane, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Terence Michael Ryan, Terence Ryan Law Office, Spokane, WA, for Defendant Appellant.
Samuel William Wright, Sheridan, OR, pro se.
Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, 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
Samuel William Wright appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 63-month sentence for distribution of heroin, in viola tion of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Wright'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 Wright the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Wright has waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. 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 issue as to the validity of the waiver. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir.2009). We accordingly dismiss the appeal. See id. at 988.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.