United States of America v. Arnulfo Gomez Tejeda

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ARNULFO GOMEZ TEJEDA,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 20-30079
D.C. No. 2:13-cr-06012-EFS-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Washington
Edward F. Shea, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 20, 2021**
Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, TASHIMA and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
Arnulfo Gomez Tejeda appeals from the district court’s order denying his
motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment
782. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Gomez Tejeda’s
counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED
APR 30 2021
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Gomez Tejeda 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 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED.

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