Case: 19-50474 Document: 00515293387 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/31/2020 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals No. 19-50474 Fifth Circuit FILED Summary Calendar January 31, 2020 Lyle W. Cayce UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Clerk Plaintiff-Appellee v. JOSE ROBERTO YEPEZ-VALENCIA, also known as Jose Roberto Yepez, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:18-CR-3615-1 Before JOLLY, JONES, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Jose Roberto Yepez-Valencia appeals his conviction for illegal reentry, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He stipulated at a bench trial that he illegally reentered this country, reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment. Yepez-Valencia asserts that the indictment was invalid because the removal order was void due to a defective notice to appear that failed to specify the date and time for his removal hearing. He concedes * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 19-50474 Document: 00515293387 Page: 2 Date Filed: 01/31/2020 No. 19-50474 that the issue is 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 wishes to preserve it for further review. The Government has filed a motion for summary affirmance, agreeing that the issue is foreclosed under Pedroza-Rocha and Pierre-Paul. Alternatively, the Government requests an extension of time to file a brief. In Pedroza-Rocha, we concluded that the notice to appear was not rendered deficient because it did not specify a date or time for the removal hearing, that any such alleged deficiency had not deprived the immigration court of jurisdiction, and that Pedroza-Rocha could not collaterally attack his underlying removal order without first exhausting his administrative remedies. 933 F.3d at 496-98. Because the Government’s position “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 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 judgment is AFFIRMED. 2 19-50474 Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ca5 5th Cir. United States v. Jose Yepez-Valencia 31 January 2020 Direct Criminal Unpublished 014e5e12dbfa7b462efc2a17a579bc0e144b448e
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