United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS June 23, 2004 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 03-40959 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JUAN MANUEL GRANADOS-ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. L-03-CR-191-ALL -------------------- Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Counsel appointed to represent Juan Manuel Granados-Ortiz has requested leave to withdraw as counsel and has filed a brief as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).

Granados-Ortiz has not filed a response. Our independent review of the brief and record discloses no nonfrivolous issue.

Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.