NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 16 2020 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 19-50362 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 5:18-cr-00322-FMO-1 v. MEMORANDUM* MARTIN RIVERA-LEON, AKA Martin Leon, AKA Martin Rivera, AKA Martin Leon Rivera, AKA Martin Rivera-Rivera, Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Fernando M. Olguin, District Judge, Presiding Submitted July 14, 2020** Before: CANBY, FRIEDLAND, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Martin Rivera-Leon appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 24-month sentence for being an illegal alien found in the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C.

* 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).

§ 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Rivera-Leon’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 Rivera-Leon the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.

Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.

AFFIRMED.

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