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Date Created: 2024-05-07 00:00:38.933385+00
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Case: 23-11011           Document: 49-1         Page: 1      Date Filed: 05/06/2024

          United States Court of Appeals
               for the Fifth Circuit
                                  ____________
                                                                            United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                     Fifth Circuit
                                   No. 23-11011
                                 Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                 ____________                                     May 6, 2024
                                                                              Lyle W. Cayce
United States of America,                                                          Clerk

                                                                   Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                         versus

Miguel Tejada-Cruz,

                                           Defendant—Appellant.
                  ______________________________

                  Appeal from the United States District Court
                      for the Northern District of Texas
                            USDC No. 3:21-CR-42-1
                  ______________________________

Before Duncan, Wilson, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
      Miguel Tejada-Cruz pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a
firearm by a felon and one count of possession with intent to distribute a
controlled substance.        He was sentenced to a total of 75 months of
imprisonment and three years of supervised release. On appeal, he first
presents a preserved argument that inchoate offenses are not included within

      _____________________
      *
          This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                   No. 23-11011

the definition of a “controlled substance offense” in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2
(2021). Second, he presents two unpreserved constitutional challenges to
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) under the Commerce Clause and under the Second
Amendment based on New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S.
1 (2022). The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary
affirmance or, in the alternative, for an extension of time to file its brief.
       Tejada-Cruz correctly concedes that his arguments are foreclosed
under the applicable standards of review. See United States v. Vargas, 74
F.4th 673, 680-90 (5th Cir. 2023) (en banc), cert. denied, 144 S. Ct. 828
(2024); United States v. Jones, 88 F.4th 571, 573-74 (5th Cir. 2023), cert.
denied, 2024 WL 1143799 (U.S. Mar. 18, 2024) (No. 23-6769). Therefore,
summary disposition is appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406
F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969). The motion for summary affirmance is
GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension of time is DENIED,
and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

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