IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
April 30, 2009
No. 08-40825
Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
MARCO ANTONIO GARCIA-ECHAVERRIA, also known as Marco Garcia-
Echaverria
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 7:06-CR-877-ALL
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Marco Antonio Garcia-
Echaverria raises arguments that are foreclosed by United States v. Lopez-Ortiz,
313 F.3d 225, 229-31 (5th Cir. 2002), which held that an immigration judge’s
failure to inform an alien of his eligibility for discretionary waiver of removal at
his removal proceeding did not render the proceeding fundamentally unfair. See
Romero-Rodriguez v. Gonzales, 488 F.3d 672, 677 n.5 (5th Cir. 2007). The
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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.
No. 08-40825
Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment
of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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