NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 24 2024 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1544 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:23-cr-00588-JJT-1 v. MEMORANDUM* RONALD ALEXANDER CASTILLO- ULLOA, AKA Roman Alexander Castillo- Ulloa, AKA Ronaldo Alexander Castillo- Ulloa, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona John J. Tuchi, District Judge, Presiding Submitted July 16, 2024** Before: SCHROEDER, VANDYKE, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

Ronald Alexander Castillo-Ulloa appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 30-month sentence for reentry of a

* 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). removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Castillo-Ulloa’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 Castillo-Ulloa the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief.

No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.

Castillo-Ulloa 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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