
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Abel VALDEZ-CASTRO, aka Abel Valdez, Abel Castro, Defendant—Appellant.
    No. 01-50245. D.C. No. CR-00-00055-RJT-01.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted March 11, 2002.
    
    Decided March 22, 2002.
    Before FARRIS, W. FLETCHER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Abel Valdez-Castro appeals the 57-month sentence imposed following his guilty plea to illegal reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). His attorney has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Valdez-Castro has not filed a supplemental pro se brief. 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 issue for appeal.

Accordingly, we GRANT the motion to withdraw as counsel of record for appellant and the district court’s judgment is

AFFIRMED. 
      
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