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Parties Involved:
Javier Gonzalez-Gonzalez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-41356

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff–Appellee,

versus

JAVIER GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ,

Defendant–Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:13-CR-1491-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Javier Gonzalez-Gonzalez was convicted of being found in the United 

States following deportation. The judgment was entered on February 19, 2014. 

 

* 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

July 14, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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No earlier than November 9, 2014, Gonzalez-Gonzalez filed a pro se notice of 

appeal and moved for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”).

The district court denied leave to proceed IFP, observing that the notice 

of appeal was untimely and that the time to seek an extension of the appeal 

period had expired on April 4, 2014. Gonzalez-Gonzalez’s appointed counsel 

has moved for leave to withdraw, and Gonzalez-Gonzalez has responded.

The time limit to appeal in a criminal case is not jurisdictional and may 

be waived. United States v. Martinez, 496 F.3d 387, 388–89 (5th Cir. 2007). 

Nevertheless, a defendant is not entitled to have his untimeliness disregarded. 

United States v. Leijano-Cruz, 473 F.3d 571, 574 (5th Cir. 2006). After reviewing the record, counsel’s motion, and Gonzalez-Gonzalez’s response, we conclude that the appeal is frivolous. 

The motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the appeal is DISMISSED as 

frivolous. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2. Gonzalez-Gonzalez’s motion to remand is 

DENIED.

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