Opinion
No. 14-10214
04-28-2015
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. FAUZIA LODHI, Defendant - Appellant.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
D.C. No. 5:11-cr-00309-LHK MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Lucy H. Koh, District Judge, Presiding
Before: GOODWIN, BYBEE, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Fauzia Lodhi appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges her guilty-plea conviction and 16-month sentence for mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Lodhi's counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Lodhi has filed pro se supplemental briefs, and the government has filed an answering brief.
Lodhi waived her right to appeal her 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.
Lodhi's motion for appointment of substitute counsel is DENIED.
Counsel's motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
DISMISSED.