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Case: 20-50538      Document: 00515737372         Page: 1     Date Filed: 02/08/2021

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit                                  United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                   Fifth Circuit

                                                                                 FILED
                                                                          February 8, 2021
                                  No. 20-50538
                               Conference Calendar                          Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                 Clerk

   United States of America,

                                                              Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                       versus

   Pilar Alvarado,

                                                           Defendant—Appellant.

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Western District of Texas
                            USDC No. 7:18-CR-182-1

   Before Dennis, Costa, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam:*
          The attorney appointed to represent Pilar Alvarado 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).
   Alvarado has filed a response and a motion to relieve current counsel and to

          *
            Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 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   opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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 Circuit Rule 47.5.4.
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                                     No. 20-50538

   appoint new counsel. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to
   make a fair evaluation of Alvarado’s claims of ineffective assistance of
   counsel; we therefore decline to consider the claims without prejudice to
   collateral review. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014).
          We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the
   record reflected therein, as well as Alvarado’s response and motion. We
   concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous
   issue for appellate review. Accordingly, the motion for leave to withdraw is
   GRANTED, Alvarado’s motion is DENIED, counsel is excused from
   further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See
   5th Cir. R. 42.2.

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