                                                       United States Court of Appeals
                                                                Fifth Circuit
                                                             F I L E D
               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                 October 25, 2006

                                                          Charles R. Fulbruge III
                            No. 05-51490                          Clerk
                        Conference Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                    Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus

JOSE ANTONIO PINEDO-URENO,

                                    Defendant-Appellant.

                         --------------------
            Appeal from the United States District Court
                  for the Western District of Texas
                       USDC No. 3:05-CR-457-ALL
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Before JOLLY, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Counsel appointed to represent Jose Antonio Pinedo-Ureno on

appeal has requested leave to withdraw and has filed a brief as

required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).      Pinedo-

Ureno received a copy of counsel’s motion and has not filed a

response.   Our independent review of counsel’s brief and the

record discloses no issue of arguable merit for appeal.

Accordingly, counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED,

counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the

APPEAL IS DISMISSED.   See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.



     *
       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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
