NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 23 2019 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 18-10290 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:18-cr-00152-SPL-1 v. MEMORANDUM* ALFREDO ROMERO-CHAVEZ, AKA Alfredo R. Chavez, AKA Alfredo Romero Chavez, AKA Alfredo Chavez-Romero, Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Steven P. Logan, District Judge, Presiding Submitted September 18, 2019** Before: FARRIS, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

Alfredo Romero-Chavez appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 27-month sentence for reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Romero-Chavez’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record.

We have provided Romero-Chavez the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.

Romero-Chavez waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver. See United States v. Watson, 582 F.3d 974, 986-88 (9th Cir. 2009). We accordingly dismiss the appeal. See id. at 988.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.

DISMISSED.

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