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Case: 22-50790        Document: 00516767920             Page: 1      Date Filed: 05/30/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
                                     ____________                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                        Fifth Circuit

                                      No. 22-50790
                                                                                       FILED
                                                                                     May 30, 2023
                                    Summary Calendar
                                    ____________                                 Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                      Clerk
   United States of America,

                                                                      Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                            versus

   Matthew Jacob Metzler,

                                              Defendant—Appellant.
                     ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Western District of Texas
                               USDC No. 4:22-CR-58-1
                     ______________________________

   Before Wiener, Elrod, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Matthew Jacob Metzler pleaded guilty to production of child
   pornography. He was sentenced to 210 months of imprisonment and a life
   term of supervised release.
         For the first time on appeal, Metzler challenges the condition of his
   supervised release providing that, if the probation officer determines that

         _____________________
         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-50790      Document: 00516767920           Page: 2   Date Filed: 05/30/2023

                                    No. 22-50790

   Metzler presents a risk to another person, the probation officer may require
   Metzler to notify the person of that risk and may contact the person to
   confirm that notification occurred. Although he concedes that his argument
   is foreclosed by our recent decision in United States v. Mejia-Banegas, 32
   F.4th 450 (5th Cir. 2022), Metzler raises the issue to preserve it for further
   review. The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary
   affirmance, asserting that Metzler’s claim is foreclosed by Mejia-Banegas.
          Metzler contends that the district court erred in imposing the risk-
   notification condition because it constitutes an impermissible delegation of
   judicial authority to the probation officer. Mejia-Banegas rejected this same
   argument, holding that the district court did not err, plainly or otherwise, by
   imposing the same condition. 32 F.4th at 451-52. The Government is thus
   correct that summary disposition is appropriate. See Groendyke Transp., Inc.
   v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969).
          Accordingly, the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is
   GRANTED, the Government’s alternative motion for an extension of time
   to file a brief is DENIED, and the district court’s judgment is
   AFFIRMED.

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