Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fernando DIAZ-ORTEGA, also known as Reynaldo Diaz Ortega, also known as Mario Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-11-09
Citations: 205 F. App'x 270
Docket Number: No. 06-10326
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fernando DIAZ-ORTEGA, also known as Reynaldo Diaz Ortega, also known as Mario Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 205
Pages: 270–271

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fernando DIAZ-ORTEGA, also known as Reynaldo Diaz Ortega, also known as Mario Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-10326
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 9, 2006.
Nancy E. Larson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Christopher R. Wolfe, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Raymond J. Rodgers, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Fernando Diaz-Ortega raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which held that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is a penalty provision and not a separate criminal offense. The Government's motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.