Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose De Jesus CASILLAS-OCHOA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-07-29
Citations: 584 F. App'x 347
Docket Number: No. 13-10240
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose De Jesus CASILLAS-OCHOA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 584
Pages: 347–347

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose De Jesus CASILLAS-OCHOA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-10240.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 22, 2014.
Filed July 29, 2014.
Mark S. Kokanovich, USPX-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Tonya Jill Peterson, Esquire, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Jose De Jesus Casillas-Ochoa, pro se.
Before: GOODWIN, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, 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 Casillas-Ochoa appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 42-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Casillas-Ochoa'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 Casillas-Ochoa the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
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 grounds for relief on direct appeal.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.