Opinion
No. 09-40812 Conference Calendar.
June 22, 2010.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Laura Fletcher Leavitt, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 1:09-CR-330-1.
Before JOLLY, STEWART, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Marco Antonio Nunez-Rodea has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Nunez-Rodea has not filed a response. Our independent review of the record and counsel's brief discloses no nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Moreover, Nunez-Rodea's removal from the United States rendered moot any issues as to his sentence. See United States v. Rosenbaum-Alanis, 483 F.3d 381, 383 (5th Cir. 2007). Accordingly, counsel's motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.