Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Sergio Aaron RUIZ-TAPIA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-04-18
Citations: 685 F. App'x 363
Docket Number: No. 16-11043 Conference Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Sergio Aaron RUIZ-TAPIA, Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before KING, HAYNES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 685
Pages: 363–364

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Sergio Aaron RUIZ-TAPIA, Defendant-Appellant
No. 16-11043 Conference Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed April 18, 2017
James Wesley Hendrix, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Sergio Aaron Ruiz-Tapia, Pro Se
Before KING, HAYNES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The attorney appointed to represent Sergio Aaron Ruiz-Tapia has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Ruiz-Tapia has filed a response. His motion for the appointment of substitute counsel is untimely. United States v. Wagner, 158 F.3d 901, 902-03 (5th Cir. 1998). We have reviewed counsel's brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Ruiz-Tapia's response. We concur with counsel's assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review. Accordingly, counsel's motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, Ruiz-Tapia's motion for appointment of substitute counsel is DENIED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.