Court Opinion

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Case: 15-40842      Document: 00513383787         Page: 1    Date Filed: 02/17/2016

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                                    No. 15-40842
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                                                                FILED
                                                                         February 17, 2016
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk
                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JOSE HUMBERTO AVALOS-GUTIERREZ, also known as Jose Garza-
Ramirez,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 7:15-CR-169-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Humberto Avalos-
Gutierrez raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Martinez-
Lugo, 782 F.3d 198, 204-05 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 136 S. Ct. 533 (2015). In
Martinez-Lugo, 782 F.3d at 204-05, we held that an enhancement under
U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) for a prior felony conviction of a drug trafficking

       * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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: 15-40842   Document: 00513383787    Page: 2   Date Filed: 02/17/2016

                               No. 15-40842

offense is warranted regardless whether the conviction for the prior offense
required proof of remuneration or commercial activity.      Accordingly, the
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.

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