United States v. Alfredo Arroyo-Hernandez

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: September 17, 2020
• Docket: 20-50288
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 20-50287 Document: 00515569404 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/17/2020

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

FILED No. 20-50287 September 17, 2020 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Alfredo Arroyo-Hernandez, also known as Alfredo Hernandez-Arroyo, also known as Arroyo Hernandez, also known as Alfredo Arroyo Hernandez, also known as Alfredo Hernandez, also known as Alfredo Arroyo, also known as Alfredo Hernandez Arroyo,

Defendant—Appellant,

consolidated with _____________

No. 20-50288 _____________

United States of America,

Alfredo Arroyo-Hernandez,

Defendant—Appellant. Case: 20-50287 Document: 00515569404 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/17/2020

No. 20-50287 c/w No. 20-50288

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 4:19-CR-574-1 USDC No. 4:16-CR-94-3

Before Haynes, Willett, and Ho, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* Alfredo Arroyo-Hernandez appeals his guilty plea conviction under 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He also appeals a separate revocation judgment but raises no challenge to the revocation of his supervised release. He contends, citing Pereira v. Sessions, 138 S. Ct. 2105 (2018), that his prior removal does not satisfy the removal element of § 1326 because the notice to appear did not provide the date or time of the removal hearing. In United States v. Pedroza- Rocha, 933 F.3d 490, 497-98 (5th Cir. 2019), cert. denied, 206 L. Ed. 2d 940 (2020), we relied on Pierre-Paul v. Barr, 930 F.3d 684, 688-89 (5th Cir. 2019), cert. denied, 206 L. Ed. 2d 854 (2020), to conclude that (1) a notice to appear that lacked the date and time of the removal hearing was not defective, (2) any defect was cured by the subsequent service of a notice of hearing, and (3) the purported defect was not jurisdictional. Additionally, we held that the defendant could not collaterally attack the notice to appear without first exhausting administrative remedies. Pedroza-Rocha, 933 F.3d at 498. Conceding that Pedroza-Rocha and Pierre-Paul foreclose his claim, Arroyo- Hernandez raises it to preserve it for further review. The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary affirmance, which is proper if “the position of one of the parties is clearly

* Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 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 Circuit Rule 47.5.4.

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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). Because Arroyo-Hernandez correctly concedes that his claim is foreclosed by Pierre-Paul and Pedroza-Rocha, the motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED and the Government’s alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED as moot. The judgments of the district court are AFFIRMED.