Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramon LOPEZ-ORTIZ, a.k.a. Francisco Cardosolemus, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-07-21
Citations: 190 F. App'x 566
Docket Number: No. 05-50872
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Ramon LOPEZ-ORTIZ, a.k.a. Francisco Cardosolemus, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: B. FLETCHER, HAWKINS and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 190
Pages: 566–567

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Ramon LOPEZ-ORTIZ, a.k.a. Francisco Cardosolemus, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 05-50872.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted: July 17, 2006.
Decided: July 21, 2006.
Becky S. Walker, Esq., Beong-Soo Kim, Esq., USLA-Office of the U.S. Attorney Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Gail Ivens, Esq., Federal Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: B. FLETCHER, HAWKINS and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suit able for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Appellant's unopposed motion for an extension of time to file appellant's response to appellee's motion for summary affirmance is granted.
A review of the record and the opening brief indicates 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 Supreme Court's decision in Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), remains binding on this court until the Supreme Court overrules it. 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 Almendarez-Torres 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). Further, we upheld the identical condition of supervised release challenged here in United States v. Rodriguez-Rodnguez, 441 F.3d 767 (9th Cir.2006).
Accordingly, we grant the government's motion for summary affirmance of this appeal.
AFFIRMED.
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