Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan MORALES-LEON, also known as Juan L. Morales, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-15
Citations: 671 F. App'x 327
Docket Number: No. 15-41217 Summary Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan MORALES-LEON, also known as Juan L. Morales, Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before KING, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 327–327

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan MORALES-LEON, also known as Juan L. Morales, Defendant-Appellant
No. 15-41217 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Date Filed: 12/15/2016
Anna Elizabeth Kalluri, Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Philip G. Gallagher, Scott Andrew Martin, Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant
Before KING, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Juan Morales-Leon appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry following deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He contends that the district court committed reversible plain error by classifying his 1997 Illinois conviction for aggravated criminal sexual abuse as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(b) and, thus, an aggravated felony for purposes of § 1326(b)(2). Morales-Leon argues that his prior conviction does not qualify as an aggravated felony pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F) because, under the reasoning in Johnson v. United States, — U.S. —, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015), the crime of violence definition in § 16(b) is unconstitutionally vague.
The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary affirmance asserting that Morales-Leon's arguments are foreclosed by our recent decision in United States v. Gonzalez-Longoria, 831 F.3d 670 (5th Cir. 2016) (en banc), petition for cert. filed (Sept. 29, 2016) (No. 16-6259). In the alternative, the Government requests an extension of time in which to file a brief on the merits.
The Government is correct that Gonzalez-Longoria forecloses Morales-Leon's facial vagueness challenge to § 16(b), as well as his challenge to our application of § 16(b) on due process grounds. See id. at 677. Accordingly, the Government's motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is 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.