[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
FILED
________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
March 27, 2006
No. 05-13759
THOMAS K. KAHN
Non-Argument Calendar CLERK
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D. C. Docket No. 98-00562-CR-FAM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
AMADOR VALENTIN,
a.k.a. Herminio Aviles, Jr.,
a.k.a. Herminio Aviles,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(March 27, 2006)
Before DUBINA, HULL and HILL, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Amador Valentin appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to
recommend to the bureau of prisons that he serve his federal sentence at a state
facility, which he filed six years after his conviction became final. Miguel Caridad,
appointed counsel for Valentin, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal supported
by a brief prepared pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396,
18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record reveals that
counsel’s assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because
independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit,
counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court’s denial of
Valentin’s motion is AFFIRMED.
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