Candice Lewis v. Walter Miller

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 21 2016 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CANDICE LEWIS, No. 13-16078 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:11-cv-00423-TLN v. MEMORANDUM* WALTER MILLER, Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Troy L. Nunley, District Judge, Presiding Submitted November 16, 2016** Before: LEAVY, BERZON, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges. Candice Lewis appeals from the district court’s order denying her 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Lewis’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided Lewis the * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed. Our independent review of the briefing and record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), discloses that the certified issue provides no basis for appellate relief. See Graves v. McEwen, 731 F.3d 876, 880-81 (9th Cir. 2013). Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED. AFFIRMED. 2 13-16078