Russell Ford pleaded guilty to one count of failing to register as a sex offender and was sentenced by the District Court 1 to eighteen months in prison. Ford then initiated a direct criminal appeal, and his counsel filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and moved to withdraw. Ford thereafter filed a pro se motion to dismiss his appeal. We now grant Ford’s motion, and we dismiss this appeal. See Fed. R.App. P. 42(b). In addition, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.