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Date Created: 2023-05-30 18:00:50.842873+00
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Case: 22-10833         Document: 00516767756             Page: 1      Date Filed: 05/30/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 22-10833
                                     Summary Calendar                                   FILED
                                     ____________                                     May 30, 2023
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                           Clerk

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Manuel Ortez, Sr.,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Northern District of Texas
                               USDC No. 3:21-CR-584-1
                      ______________________________

   Before Smith, Elrod, and Southwick, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          The attorney appointed to represent Manuel Ortez, Sr., has moved
   for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v.
   California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th
   Cir. 2011). Ortez has filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and
   the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Ortez’s

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                  No. 22-10833

   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, counsel is excused from further
   responsibilities herein, and the appeal is DISMISSED. See 5th Cir.
   R. 42.2.

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