Lopez v. Reno, et al

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-20825
Conference Calendar
JOHAN FRANKZ LOPEZ,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
JANET RENO, U.S. Attorney General; RICHARD V. CRAVENER, District
Director of the Houston District of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service,
Respondents-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. H-99-CV-1396
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April 13, 2000
Before WIENER, DeMOSS, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Johan Frankz Lopez (“Lopez”) appeals the district court’s
dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition
challenging his final deportation order. Because Lopez is
deportable as an aggravated felon, federal courts lack
jurisdiction to review his arguments raised in a § 2241 petition.
See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii), 1252(a)(2)(C); see also Max-

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No. 99-20825
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George v. Reno, No. 98-21090, 2000 WL 220502 at **3-4, 6-8 (5th
Cir. Feb. 24, 2000). The district court’s dismissal for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction is AFFIRMED.

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