Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alejandra Briseda PEREZ, also known as Dalia Arrellano-Gomez, also known as Alejandrea Briseda Perez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-12-16
Citations: 115 F. App'x 220
Docket Number: No. 04-10319
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alejandra Briseda PEREZ, also known as Dalia Arrellano-Gomez, also known as Alejandrea Briseda Perez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 115
Pages: 220–220

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alejandra Briseda PEREZ, also known as Dalia Arrellano-Gomez, also known as Alejandrea Briseda Perez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-10319.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Dec. 16, 2004.
Susan B. Cowger, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Raymond J. Rodgers, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, Chief Judge, and DeMOSS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Alejandra Briseda Perez ("Perez") appeals the sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for alien smuggling for private financial gain. Perez argues that the district court erred by finding that she was an organizer or leader of the criminal activity and applying a four-level enhancement pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(a). For the first time on appeal, Perez asserts that the application of the four-level enhancement was unconstitutional under Blakely v. Washington, — U.S.-, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004).
The district court's application of a U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1 adjustment is a factual matter that is reviewed for clear error. United States v. Dadi, 235 F.3d 945, 951 (5th Cir.2000). "A factual finding is not clearly erroneous as long as the finding is plausible in light of the record as a whole." United States v. Edwards, 65 F.3d 430, 432 (5th Cir.1995) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). The undisputed evidence showed that Perez recruited co-defendant Carlos Linan-Salinas; exercised control over his actions; and maintained a log of the names, destinations, and fees to be paid by the illegal aliens. Given these facts and "the extreme deference of the 'clear error' standard," the district court's application of the four-level enhancement for Perez being an organizer or leader of the criminal activity was not clearly erroneous. See United States v. Lowder, 148 F.3d 548, 554 (5th Cir.1998).
As Perez concedes, her Blakely argument is foreclosed by this court's decision in United States v. Pineiro, 377 F.3d 464, 473 (5th Cir.2004), petition for cert. filed (U.S. July 14, 2004) (No. 04-5263).
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.