Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Israel LUPERCIO-MENDOZA, a.k.a. Israel Mendoza-Lupercio, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-05-31
Citations: 651 F. App'x 578
Docket Number: No. 15-10169
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Israel LUPERCIO-MENDOZA, a.k.a. Israel Mendoza-Lupercio, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 651
Pages: 578–578

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Israel LUPERCIO-MENDOZA, a.k.a. Israel Mendoza-Lupercio, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-10169
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 24, 2016
FILED May 31, 2016
Karla Delord, Assistant U,S. Attorney, Krissa Marie Lanham, USPX — Office of the US Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Israel Lupercio-Mendoza, Pro Se.
Before: REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and OWENS, 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
Israel Lupercio-Mendoza appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 63-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), Lupercio-Mendoza's counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Lupercio-Mendoza has filed a pro se supplemental brief. No answering brief has been filed.
Lupercio-Mendoza 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.