
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto Cruz GAXIOLA-VALENZUELA, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 08-10187.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Aug. 11, 2009.
    
    Filed Aug. 17, 2009.
    John Robert Lopez, USPX — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Marc Victor, Esquire, Chandler, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Roberto Cruz Gaxiola-Valenzuela, pro se.
    
      Before KLEINFELD, M. SMITH, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Roberto Cruz Gaxiola-Valenzuela appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 51-month sentence for aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Pursuant to Anden v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Gaxiola-Valenzuela’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 with 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, 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.
     