United States v. Nita Palma

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 19 2012 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 10-50120 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:08-cr-01486-RGK v. MEMORANDUM * NITA ALMUETE PADDIT PALMA, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California R. Gary Klausner, District Judge, Presiding Submitted July 17, 2012 ** Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges. Nita Almuete Paddit Palma appeals from her jury-trial conviction and 42-month sentence for two counts of illegal remunerations, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)(1)(A). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Palma’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, * 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). along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Palma with the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed. Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80-81 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. AFFIRMED. 2 10-50120