USA v. Fernando Silva-Villegas, No. 19-50766 (5th Cir. 2020)
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Case: 19-50766 Document: 00515433045 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/29/2020 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 19-50766 Summary Calendar FILED May 29, 2020 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. FERNANDO SILVA-VILLEGAS, also known as Fernando Viliegas-Silva, also known as Fernando Silva Villegas, also known as Fernando Villegas, also known as Fernando Silva, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 5:18-CR-889-1 Before JOLLY, JONES, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Fernando Silva-Villegas appeals his conviction for illegal reentry into the United States following deportation, a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. In his guilty plea, Silva-Villegas reserved the right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment. See FED. R. CRIM. P. 11(a)(2). Relying on Pereira v. Sessions, 138 S. Ct. 2105 (2018), as he did in his motion to dismiss 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 19-50766 Document: 00515433045 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/29/2020 No. 19-50766 the indictment, Silva-Villegas argues that his prior removal order was invalid because the notice to appear was defective for failing to include the date and time of his removal hearing. According to Silva-Villegas, his prior removal therefore could not support a conviction for illegal reentry under § 1326, and the removal proceeding was fundamentally unfair requiring dismissal of the instant indictment. Silva-Villegas concedes that his challenges are foreclosed by United States v. Pedroza-Rocha, 933 F.3d 490 (5th Cir. 2019), petition for cert. filed (U.S. Nov. 6, 2019) (No. 19-6588), and Pierre-Paul v. Barr, 930 F.3d 684 (5th Cir. 2019), petition for cert. filed (U.S. Dec. 16, 2019) (No. 19-779), but he raises the issues to preserve them for further review. The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary affirmance, agreeing that the issues are foreclosed by Pedroza-Rocha and Pierre-Paul. Summary affirmance is appropriate if “the position of one of the parties is clearly right as a matter of law so that there can be no substantial question as to the outcome of the case.” Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969). The parties are correct that Silva-Villegas’s arguments are foreclosed. Government’s See Pedroza-Rocha, 933 F.3d at 492-98. motion for summary affirmance is Accordingly, the GRANTED, the Government’s alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2
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