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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                      FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                           No. 00-50640
                       Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus

JAVIER REGALADO-FLORES, also known as
Pedro Sanchez, also known as Pablo Sanchez,
also known as Javier Regalo-Flores,

                                         Defendant-Appellant;

                       ____________________

                         Consolidated with
                            No. 00-50674
                       _____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus

CARLOS EULALIO RODRIGUEZ-CASTILLO,
                                         Defendant- Appellant;

                       ____________________

                         Consolidated with
                            No. 00-50705
                       _____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus

JESUS SALAZAR-GOMEZ,
                                         Defendant-Appellant;
                             No. 00-50640
                    c/w Nos. 00-50674 & 00-50705 &
                               00-50797
                                 - 2 -

                         ____________________

                          Consolidated with
                             No. 00-50797
                        _____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                          Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus

JORGE VILLA-ENRIQUEZ, also known
as David Perez-Enriquez,
                                          Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeals from the United States District Court
                for the Western District of Texas
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                        February 15, 2001

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Javier Regalado-Flores, Carlos Eulalio Rodriguez-Castillo,

Jesus Salazar-Gomez, and Jorge Villa-Enriquez (collectively the

Defendants) appeal their sentences following their guilty plea

convictions for illegal re-entry after deportation in violation

of 8 U.S.C. § 1326.    The Defendants argue that their sentences

should not have exceeded the two-year maximum sentence under 8

U.S.C. § 1326(a).    The Defendants acknowledge that their argument

is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224

(1998), but they seek to preserve the issue for Supreme Court

review in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000).

     *
        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.
                            No. 00-50640
                   c/w Nos. 00-50674 & 00-50705 &
                              00-50797
                                - 3 -

     The Defendants’ argument is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres,
523 U.S. at 235.

     The Government has moved for a summary affirmance in lieu of

filing an appellee’s brief.   In its motion, the Government asks

that the judgments of the district court be affirmed and that an

appellee’s brief not be required.   The motion is granted.

     AFFIRMED; MOTION GRANTED.