FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 20 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 06-10245
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. CR-05-01398-FRZ
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ANGEL VASQUEZ-VASQUEZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Frank R. Zapata, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 5, 2009 **
Before: RYMER, McKEOWN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Angel Vasquez-Vasquez appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 24-
month sentence for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and transportation of an
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
illegal alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a). Pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), Vasquez-Vasquez’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are
no grounds for relief, along with a request to withdraw as counsel of record.
By order filed February 1, 2010, counsel was advised that the court appeared
to lack jurisdiction over the appeal because appellant has been released from
custody and his term of supervised release has expired. Counsel was ordered to
move for voluntary dismissal or show cause why the appeal should not be
dismissed. To date, counsel has not responded.
Because Vasquez-Vasquez has been released from custody and his term of
supervised release has expired, we dismiss the appeal as moot. See United States v.
Palomba, 182 F.3d 1121, 1123 (9th Cir. 1999).
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the appeal is
DISMISSED.
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