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Parties Involved:
Jose Raul Mendez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-41468

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE RAUL MENDEZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:13-CR-3

Before GRAVES, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Jose Raul Mendez, federal prisoner # 42794-177, was sentenced to 120 

months in prison for illegal reentry following deportation in violation of 8 

U.S.C. § 1326. The district court entered the judgment of conviction on March 

11, 2013. Mendez filed a pro se notice of appeal on October 26, 2015, more than 

two and one-half years after entry of the judgment and well beyond the time 

for appealing and the time for extending the appeal period. See FED. R. APP.

P. 4(b)(1)(A), (b)(4). Mendez’s appeal, which is far outside the time limit, is 

 

* 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

March 10, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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frivolous. See United States v. Leijano-Cruz, 473 F.3d 571, 574 (5th Cir. 2006). 

Consequently, the appeal is DISMISSED, see 5TH CIR. R. 42.2, and Mendez’s 

motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is DENIED. 

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