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Case: 22-50685        Document: 00516639299             Page: 1      Date Filed: 02/08/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                       Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 22-50685
                                    Summary Calendar                                 FILED
                                    ____________                               February 8, 2023
                                                                                Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                         Clerk

                                                                     Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                            versus

   Charles Edward Krupalla,

                                              Defendant—Appellant.
                     ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Western District of Texas
                               USDC No. 5:21-CR-3-1
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   Before Davis, Duncan, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
         Charles Edward Krupalla pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a
   felon. He was sentenced to 65 months of imprisonment and three years of
   supervised release.
         For the first time on appeal, Krupalla challenges the condition of his
   supervised release which provides that, if the probation officer determines

         _____________________
         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   that Krupalla presents a risk to another person, the probation officer may
   require Krupalla to notify the person of that risk and may contact the person
   to confirm that notification occurred. Krupalla contends that this condition
   constitutes an improper delegation of judicial authority to the probation
   officer. He concedes that his argument is foreclosed by our recent decision
   in United States v. Mejia-Banegas, 32 F.4th 450 (5th Cir. 2022), but he raises
   the issue to preserve it for further review. The Government has filed an
   unopposed motion for summary affirmance, asserting that Krupalla’s claim
   is foreclosed by Mejia-Banegas.
          We held in Mejia-Banegas that such a risk-notification condition did
   not impermissibly delegate judicial authority, plainly or otherwise. 32 F.4th
   at 451-52. The parties are thus correct that the issue is foreclosed, and the
   Government is correct that summary affirmance is appropriate.             See
   Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969).
          The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED,
   and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

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