United States of America v. Gelacio Ortiz-Dominguez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
GELACIO ORTIZ-DOMINGUEZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 14-10229
D.C. No. 2:13-cr-01700-SRB
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Susan R. Bolton, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 13, 2015**
Before: LEAVY, CALLAHAN, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Gelacio Ortiz-Dominguez appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 46-month sentence for reentry of a
removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), Ortiz-Dominguez’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there
FILED
MAY 18 2015
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record.
We have provided Ortiz-Dominguez the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental
brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.
Ortiz-Dominguez waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence.
Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80
(1988), discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver. See United
States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). We accordingly dismiss
the appeal. See id. at 988.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.
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