USA V. SANTIAGO ARCE-RODRIGUEZ, No. 13-10478 (9th Cir. 2014)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JUN 17 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 13-10478 D.C. No. 2:13-cr-00653-GMS v. MEMORANDUM* SANTIAGO ARCE-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona J. Frederick Motz, District Judge, Presiding** Submitted June 12, 2014*** Before: McKEOWN, WARDLAW, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges. Santiago Arce-Rodriguez appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 18-month sentence for reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326; * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The Honorable J. Frederick Motz, Senior United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation. *** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). and from the district court s order denying his motion to extend time to file a notice of appeal. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), ArceRodriguez 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 ArceRodriguez the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed. Treating Arce-Rodriguez s appeal as timely, our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal. Counsel s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. AFFIRMED. 2 13-10478

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