Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodolfo BELTRAN-ZAMUDIO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-05-19
Citations: 181 F. App'x 653
Docket Number: No. 04-10623
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Rodolfo BELTRAN-ZAMUDIO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: B. FLETCHER, TROTT and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 181
Pages: 653–654

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Rodolfo BELTRAN-ZAMUDIO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-10623.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 15, 2006.
Decided May 19, 2006.
Eric Johnson, AUSA, USLV-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Mario Valencia, Henderson, NV, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: B. FLETCHER, TROTT and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Rodolfo Beltran-Zamudio appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 30-month sentence for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A).
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), counsel for Beltran-Zamudio has filed a brief stating that he finds no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Because our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82-83, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1998), indicates that Beltran-Zamudio knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal and was sentenced within the terms of the plea agreement, we enforce the waiver and dismiss the appeal. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2000) (stating that an appeal waiver is valid when it is entered into knowingly and voluntarily).
All pending motions are denied as moot.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the appeal is DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.