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MEMORANDUM ** Jesus Chavez-Valenzuela appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 30-month sentence for being an illegal alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396,18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Chavez-Valenzuela’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel

MEMORANDUM ** Jesus Chavez-Valenzuela appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 30-month sentence for being an illegal alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396,18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Chavez-Valenzuela’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel

FISHER, Circuit Judge: Appellant Jose Trinidad Chavez-Valenzuela was pulled over by a California Highway Patrol (“CHP”) officer for a traffic violation while driving east on Interstate 40, detained by the side of the highway and questioned during a seven-minute interval while a dispatcher checked his license and registration. After the officer learned both were valid, he asked Chavez-Valenzuela for permission to search his S

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS TENTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ERNESTO CHAVEZ-VALENZUELA, No. 98-4029 also known as Ernesto Chavez- Quintero, Defendant-Appellant. ORDER Filed March 26, 1999 Before BALDOCK, EBEL and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. Appellee’s motion to publish the order and judgm

FRANK MONTALVO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE *784Before this court are "Defendant's Motion to Dismiss" ("Motion") [ECF No. 25 ], filed January 14, 2019 by Maria Francisca Chavez-Flores ("Defendant"); and "Government's Response in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Indictment" ("Response") [ECF No. 28 ], filed January 25, 2019 by Un

ORDER REJECTING SUA SPONTE CALL FOR REHEARING EN BANC O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge, with whom Circuit Judge, KLEINFELD joins, dissenting from the denial of en banc rehearing. An active judge sua sponte called for rehearing en banc. The matter failed to receive a majority of the votes o

ORDER The opinion filed October 15, 2001, is amended as follows: At slip op. 14532, lines 31-32, replace “more than seven minutes and” with “some time, including the seven minute period when he was.” At slip op. 14539, line 5, insert footnote 7 after “... search.” 7 Had the detention and questioning of C

268 F.3d 719 (9th Cir. 2001) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEEv.JOSE TRINIDAD CHAVEZ-VALENZUELA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT No. 00-50075 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted February 15, 2001Filed October 15, 2001 1 NOTE: SEE AMENDED O

EBEL, Circuit Judge. On September 24, 1997, the government charged Ernesto Chavez-Valenzuela with unlawful reentry of a deported alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, and filed a Notice of Sentencing Enhancement due to a prior “ag *1039 gravated felony” for possession of a controlled substance.

MEMORANDUM ** Cesar Chanez-Valenzuela appeals his guilty-plea conviction and 60-month sentence for importation of marijuana and aiding and abetting in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960 and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Counsel for Chanez-Valenzuela has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, *942386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396,

Case: 21-51215 Document: 00516608369 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/12/2023 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 12, 2023

993 F.Supp. 466 (1997) UNITED STATES of America v. Martha Elena DE LA ROSA-VALENZUELA. No. P-97-CR-151. United States District Court, W.D. Texas, Pecos Division. November 24, 1997. James Blakinship, Fre Brigman, III, U.S. Attys., Alpine, TX, for Plaintiff. Jose Antonio Chavez, Odessa, TX, for Defendant. ORDER BUNTON, Senior Dist

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge. Reydecel Chavez, a native of Mexico, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2); being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(5) and 924(a)(2); and reentry of a removed alien, in violation

716 F.Supp.2d 494 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Diego Gonzalez VALENZUELA, Defendant. Crim. No. 4:07-cr-00345. United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division. November 8, 2007. *496 Joseph Anthony Porto, Jr., Assistant U.S. Atty., Financial Litigation, U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. Marshal, U.S. Pretri

660 F.3d 1215 (2011) United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Roy CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 10-2273. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. October 18, 2011. *1217 Thomas L. Wright, Attorney, El Paso, TX, appearing for Appellant. Gregory J. Fouratt, Assistant United States Attorney (Kenne

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge, concurring: I fully agree with the majority that the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Chavez-Suarez, and thus I concur in the judgment. I write separately, however, because I cannot agree with the majority’s reasoning. As evidenced by the district court’s statements at sentencing, the district court was fully aware of the scope of its sentencing discretion a

CHIEF JUSTICE RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court. ¶1 This interlocutory appeal requires us to answer whether an officer, with a reasonable, articulable suspicion that criminal behavior is afoot, must consider the possible innocent explanations for otherwise suspicious behavior before conducting an investigatory stop. Specifically, when an officer is aw

MATHESON, Circuit Judge. Alvin Valenzuela, an enrolled member of the Tohono O’odham Nation (the “Nation”), through counsel, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1303 seeking relief from tribal court convictions and his sentence. While Mr. Valenzuela’s petition was pending in federal district court, he completed his sentence and was released from pri

TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge. In 1995, federal officials detained Martin Barajas-Chavez at a traffic checkpoint near Gallup, New Mexico while he was transporting ten illegal aliens in a pickup truck bound for Colorado. He was subsequently indicted on two counts of transporting illegal aliens from Arizona to New Mexico in violation of federal immigration law. A jury convicted Baraj

MEMORANDUM ** Christine Rose Pinol Valenzuela, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s removal order. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review “whether substantial evidence supports a finding by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence that [Valenzuela] abandoned [her] la