
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Michael JERRA, a/k/a James Michael Porter, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 07-50461.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    
      Submitted Nov. 17, 2009.
    
    Filed Dec. 14, 2009.
    Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Darwin Thomas, Esquire, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Kenneth M. Stern, Esquire, Law Offices of Kenneth M. Stern, Woodland Hills, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

James Michael Jerra appeals from his jury-trial conviction and 30-month sentence for subscribing to false tax returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1).

Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Jerra’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. A pro se supplemental brief and an answering brief have been filed.

Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80-81, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.

Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
     