[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-15752 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

Non-Argument Calendar OCTOBER 26, 2011

________________________ JOHN LEY

CLERK

D.C. Docket No. 8:07-cr-00439-JSM-MAP-3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, llllllllllllllllllll l Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus JOSE FREDDY MEDINA-VALENCIA, a.k.a. El Indio,

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Florida

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(October 26, 2011) Before EDMONDSON, CARNES and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Cynthia Hernandez, appointed counsel for Jose Medina-Valencia, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal, supported by a brief prepared pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Medina-Valencia, in response, has filed a motion seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis, and to file a pro se brief. Our independent review of the entire record reveals that counsel’s assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and Medina-Valencia’s conviction and sentence is AFFIRMED.

Medina-Valencia’s motion seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis, and to file a pro se brief, is DENIED as moot.

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