Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2011-06-22 17:24:59+00
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Case: 10-51056     Document: 00511515682          Page: 1    Date Filed: 06/21/2011

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT  United States Court of Appeals
                                                    Fifth Circuit

                                                 FILED
                                                                            June 21, 2011
                                     No. 10-51056
                                  Conference Calendar                       Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                 Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                   Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

EVARISTO SALINAS-MELENDEZ, also known as Evaristo Salinas, also known
as Evaristo Salinas, Jr.,

                                                   Defendant-Appellant

                    Appeal from the United States District Court
                         for the Western District of Texas
                             USDC No. 3:10-CR-2148-1

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and STEWART and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
        Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Evaristo Salinas-Melendez
presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v.
Gomez-Herrera, 523 F.3d 554, 562-63 (5th Cir. 2008), which held that the
disparity in sentences that occurs because some defendants can participate in
a fast-track program while others cannot is not “unwarranted” within the
meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6). The Government’s motion for summary

       *
         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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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.
  Case: 10-51056   Document: 00511515682    Page: 2   Date Filed: 06/21/2011

                               No. 10-51056

affirmance is GRANTED, the Government’s alternative motion for an extension
of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.

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