
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario GOMEZ-GARZA, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 99-50622.
    D.C. No. CR 98-1307-GHK.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted July 9, 2001.
    
    Decided July 19, 2001.
    Before KOZINSKI, T.G. NELSON and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Mario Gomez-Garza appeals his conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, and sentence for being an illegal alien found in the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326.

Gomez-Garza’s 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 has moved to withdraw as counsel of record. Gomez-Garza did not file a pro se supplemental brief. Having conducted an independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83-84, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we conclude that there are no arguable appellate issues. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
     
      
      . Appellant’s motion to amend his opening brief by substituting one page is granted. Appellant's request to dismiss the appeal, as moot, is denied.
     