UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Cesar CHAVEZ-BARRAZA, Defendant-Appellant, 400 F. App'x 973

PER CURIAM: Cesar Chavez-Barraza, federal prisoner # 58304-180, filed a notice of appeal seeking a review of his 2006 sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742. However, this statute is unavailable to Chavez-Barraza, whose conviction we previously affirmed on direct appeal. See United States v. Chavez-Barraza, 237 Fed.Appx. 946 (5th Cir.2007). Although § 3742 provides that a defendant may directly appeal his sentence, the statute provides no mechanism through which he may reopen a direct appeal. The instant appeal is without arguable merit, and it is, therefore, dismissed as frivolous. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.

This is not Chavez-Barraza’s first attempt to obtain a second appeal via § 3742. Chavez-Barraza previously filed such a notice of appeal, which the district court construed as a motion for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal and denied it. We thereafter dismissed the appeal.

We warn Chavez-Barraza that if he files another notice of appeal seeking to attack the 2006 judgment pursuant to § 3742, sanctions will be ordered that could include, but are not limited to, dismissal, monetary costs, and restrictions on his entitlement to file pleadings in this court and any court subject to this court’s jurisdiction. APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTION WARNING ISSUED. Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.