IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
December 15, 2009
No. 09-20283
Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
ADELSON NAPOLEON AVENDANO, also known as Adelson N. Avendano,
also known as Napoleon Avendano Adelson,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:08-CR-197-1
Before KING, JOLLY, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Adelson Napoleon Avendano
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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. 09-20283
appellant’s unopposed motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the
judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.