Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gabriella GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-08-11
Citations: 197 F. App'x 620
Docket Number: No. 05-50678
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Gabriella GONZALEZ, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, REINHARDT and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 197
Pages: 620–621

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Gabriella GONZALEZ, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 05-50678.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 7, 2006.
Decided Aug. 11, 2006.
Valerie Chu, Esq., USSD — Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Siri Shetty, Esq., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, REINHARDT and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Gabriella Gonzales appeals the sentence imposed following her guilty plea to being an alien in the United States after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326.
We have reviewed the record and the opening brief. We conclude that the questions raised in this appeal are so insubstantial as not to require further argument. See United States v. Hooton, 693 F.2d 857, 858 (9th Cir.1982) (per curiam) (stating standard).
The United States Supreme Court's decision in Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 247, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), is binding on this court. See United States v. Weiland, 420 F.3d 1062, 1079 n. 16 (9th Cir.2005) (noting that this court remains bound by the Supreme Court's holding in AlmendarezTorres that a district court judge may enhance a sentence on the basis of prior convictions, even if the fact of those convictions was not found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt); see also United States v. Beng-Salazar, 452 F.3d 1088 (9th Cir.2006).
Accordingly, the government's unopposed motion for summary affirmance of the district court's judgment is granted.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.