Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anabel OCEGUEDA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-10-03
Citations: 540 F. App'x 787
Docket Number: No. 12-50259
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anabel OCEGUEDA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 540
Pages: 787–788

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anabel OCEGUEDA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-50259.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 24, 2013.
Filed Oct. 3, 2013.
Patrick Joseph Bumatay, Assistant U.S., U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Associate Attorney General, Washington, DC, Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Anabel Ocegueda, pro se.
Jerald Lee Brainin, Esquire, Los Ange-les, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, 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
Anabel Ocegueda appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges her guilty-plea conviction and 168-month sentence for importation of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952, 960. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Ocegueda'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 Oce-gueda the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Ocegueda has waived her right to appeal her conviction and sentence. 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 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.