Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose DE JESUS GARCIA, a.k.a. Jose De Jesus Garcia Santiago, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-02-21
Citations: 677 F. App'x 396
Docket Number: No. 15-50558
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose DE JESUS GARCIA, a.k.a. Jose De Jesus Garcia Santiago, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 677
Pages: 396–397

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose DE JESUS GARCIA, a.k.a. Jose De Jesus Garcia Santiago, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-50558
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted February 14, 2017
Filed February 21, 2017
Jean-Claude Andre, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Lawrence Middleton, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Stacey Rose Fernandez, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, DOJ— Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Jose De Jesus Garcia, Pro Se
Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, 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 De Jesus Garcia appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 37-month sentence for being an illegal alien found in the United States following 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), Garcia'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 Garcia the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Garcia waived his right to appeal his conviction, with the exception of an appeal based on a claim that his plea was involuntary. He also waived the right to appeal his sentence, with the exception of the court's calculation of his criminal history category. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 846, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief as to the voluntariness of Garcia's plea or the criminal history category calculated by the court. We therefore affirm as to those issues. We dismiss the remainder of the appeal in light of the valid appeal waiver. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 988 (9th Cir. 2009).
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED in part; DISMISSED in part.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.