
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kinley Abner GOODE, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 06-10751.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    
      Submitted Jan. 14, 2008 .
    Filed Jan. 18, 2008.
    Dyanne C. Greer, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    David S. Eisenberg, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: HALL, O’SCANNLAIN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Kinley Abner Goode, Sr. appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 168-month sentence for sexual abuse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 2242(2)(B). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Goode’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided the appellant the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.

We have reviewed the brief and conducted an independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), and we dismiss Goode’s appeal in light of the valid appeal waiver. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir.2000).

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