Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2012-10-16 23:19:42+00
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Case: 12-50133     Document: 00512021771         Page: 1     Date Filed: 10/16/2012

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

                                                                            FILED
                                                                         October 16, 2012
                                     No. 12-50133
                                  Conference Calendar                      Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                  Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CARLOS JOSE CHAVEZ-FLORES, also known as Carlos Jose Chavez, also
known as Eddy Alejandro Rodriguez,

                                                  Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Western District of Texas
                            USDC No. 3:11-CR-1760-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
        Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Carlos Jose Chavez-Flores
raises arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Gomez-
Herrera, 523 F.3d 554, 562-63 (5th Cir. 2008), which rejected the argument that
fast track programs create unwarranted disparities between defendants in
districts that have the programs and defendants in districts that do not have
such programs.         The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is

       *
         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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 12-50133   Document: 00512021771   Page: 2   Date Filed: 10/16/2012

                               No. 12-50133

GRANTED, its 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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