
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Artemio Vargas LOPEZ, a.k.a. Artemio Lopez Vargas, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 15-50299
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted November 4, 2016 
    
    Filed November 08, 2016
    Jean-Claude Andre, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Rosalind Wang, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
    Artemio Vargas Lopez, Pro Se
    
      Before: HUG, FARRIS, and CANBY, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Artemio Vargas Lopez appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges his conviction and 41-month sentence for being an illegal alien found in the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Lopez’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 Lopez 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, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.

AFFIRMED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
     