
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Apolonio DE JESUS VALDEZ-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant
    No. 16-40664 Conference Calendar
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Filed February 21, 2017
    Carmen Castillo Mitchell, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee
    Apolonio De Jesus Valdez-Hernandez, Pro Se
    Before JOLLY, PRADO, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Apolonio De Jesus Valdez-Hernandez has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (6th Cir. 2011). Valdez-Hernandez has not filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein. We concur with counsél’s assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review. Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave .to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further- responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5th Cir, R. 42.2. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cm. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
     