Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-03-01 19:00:59.551394+00
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Case: 23-50521           Document: 47-1         Page: 1      Date Filed: 03/01/2024

          United States Court of Appeals
               for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                            United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                     Fifth Circuit
                                   No. 23-50521
                                 Summary Calendar                                   FILED
                                 ____________                                  March 1, 2024
                                                                              Lyle W. Cayce
United States of America,                                                          Clerk

                                                                  Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                         versus

Jesus Meza Hernandez,

                                           Defendant—Appellant.
                  ______________________________

                  Appeal from the United States District Court
                       for the Western District of Texas
                            USDC No. 7:23-CR-35-1
                  ______________________________

Before Higginbotham, Stewart, and Southwick, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
      Jesus Meza Hernandez appeals his sentence of 37 months of
imprisonment and three years of supervised release imposed after he pled
guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. His sole
challenge now is to a condition of his supervised release. Under that
condition, if his probation officer determines Hernandez poses a risk to

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      *
          This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
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                                      No. 23-50521

another person, the officer may require Hernandez to notify that person of
the risk. Hernandez argues for the first time on appeal that the district court
erred in imposing this condition because it constitutes an impermissible
delegation of judicial authority.
       Hernandez properly concedes that this issue is foreclosed by United
States v. Mejia-Banegas, 32 F.4th 450, 452 (5th Cir. 2022). He raises the issue
to preserve it for further review. The Government has moved without
opposition for summary affirmance, or in the alternative, for an extension of
time to file a brief on the merits.
       Because summary affirmance is appropriate, see Groendyke Transp.,
Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969), the Government’s
unopposed motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the district
court’s judgment is AFFIRMED. The Government’s alternative motion
for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED.

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