UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco ALANIZ-DERAS, Defendant-Appellant, 137 F. App'x 5

MEMORANDUM Francisco Alaniz-Deras appeals his guilty-plea conviction and 22-month sentence for harboring of illegal aliens, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(l)(A)(iii). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), counsel for Alaniz-Deras has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, and a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. No pro se supplemental brief has been filed. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83-84, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no grounds for relief.

Accordingly, we GRANT counsel’s motion to withdraw and AFFIRM the district court’s judgment. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.