Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador NIETO-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-05-19
Citations: 604 F. App'x 572
Docket Number: No. 14-10317
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador NIETO-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, CALLAHAN, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 604
Pages: 572–573

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador NIETO-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-10317.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 13, 2015.
Filed May 19, 2015.
Ryan Ellersick, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Michael J. Bresnehan, Esquire, Michael J. Bresnehan, PC, Tempe, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: LEAVY, CALLAHAN, and M. SMITH, 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
Salvador Nieto-Gonzalez appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 57-month sentence for reentry after 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), Nieto-Gonzalez'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 Nie- to-Gonzalez 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 that following the change of plea hearing, the magistrate judge did not submit findings and recommendations, and the district court did not accept Nieto-Gonza-lez's guilty plea. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir.2003) (en banc). Accordingly, we vacate the judgment of conviction and remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this disposition.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED. All other pending motions are denied as moot. Upon remand, the district court shall appoint new counsel for Nieto-Gonzalez.
VACATED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.