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Summary: Case: 18-20506 Document: 00514953661 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/13/2019 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 18-20506 May 13, 2019 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. RAJESH BHATT, also known as Manoj Joshi, also known as Mike Joshi, Defendant-Appellant Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:16-CR-385-46 Before DENNIS,
Summary: Case: 18-20506 Document: 00514953661 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/13/2019 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 18-20506 May 13, 2019 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. RAJESH BHATT, also known as Manoj Joshi, also known as Mike Joshi, Defendant-Appellant Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:16-CR-385-46 Before DENNIS, C..
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Case: 18-20506 Document: 00514953661 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/13/2019
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 18-20506 May 13, 2019
Conference Calendar
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
RAJESH BHATT, also known as Manoj Joshi, also known as Mike Joshi,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeals from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:16-CR-385-46
Before DENNIS, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
The attorney appointed to represent Rajesh Bhatt has moved for leave
to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California,
386
U.S. 738 (1967), and United States v. Flores,
632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011).
Bhatt has filed a response. The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us
to make a fair evaluation of Bhatt’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel;
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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we therefore decline to consider the claims without prejudice to collateral
review. See United States v. Isgar,
739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir. 2014).
We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record
reflected therein, as well as Bhatt’s response. We concur with counsel’s
assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review.
Accordingly, the 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.
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