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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mauricio Ivan VERA-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 08-10542
    Conference Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Nov. 5, 2008.
    Cody Lee Skipper, U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    David E. Sloan, Federal Public Defender’s Office Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
    
      Before DAVIS, STEWART, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Mauricio Ivan Vera-Rodriguez presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Gomez-Herrera, 523 F.3d 554, 557-64 (5th Cir.), petition for cert. filed (July 2, 2008) (No. 08-5226), which held that any disparity in sentencing between fast-track and non-fast-track jurisdictions is a function of Congressional policy and is not “unwarranted” under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6), and by United States v. Rodriguez, 523 F.3d 519, 526-27 (5th Cir.), petition for cert. filed (June 30, 2008) (No. 08-5101), which held that the lack of a fast-track program does not result in a violation of equal protection rights. See also United States v. Lopez-Velasquez, 526 F.3d 804, 808 (5th Cir.), petition for cert, filed (July 25, 2008) (No. 08-5514). The appellant’s motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.