
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Arnulfo RODRIGUEZ-ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 07-10280
    Conference Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Oct. 3, 2007.
    Juan Carlos Rodriguez, U.S. District Court, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Jason Douglas Hawkins, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Arnulfo Rodriguez-Alvarez raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almen-darez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 235, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which held that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is a penalty provision and not a separate criminal offense. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007), petition for cert, filed (Aug. 28, 2007) (No. 07-6202). The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
     