United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
March 28, 2003
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 01-50637
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JOSE ZABALA-MOLINA,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. DR-00-CR-223-1
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Retained counsel for Jose Zabala-Molina, John Nation, has
filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief stating that
there are no nonfrivolous issues for appeal.1 Zabala-Molina has
been notified of his opportunity to respond but has not filed a
response.
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
1
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).
Nation’s motion is GRANTED. Furthermore, there do not appear
to be any nonfrivolous issues for appeal, and the appeal is
DISMISSED.2
2
See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.
2