               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                           No. 01-20432
                          Summary Calendar


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus

NHAN KIEM TRAN, also known as Tony Tran,
also known as Larry Tran, also known as Tony,

                                         Defendant-Appellant.

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            Appeal from the United States District Court
                 for the Southern District of Texas
                       USDC No. H-89-CR-135-2
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                            April 1, 2002

Before DAVIS, BENAVIDES and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Nham Khiem Tran (“Tran”), federal prisoner # 48684-079,

appeals the dismissal of his post-conviction motion to dismiss

the indictment against him filed pursuant to FED. R. CRIM. P.

12(b)(2).   Rule 12(b)(2) motions to dismiss an indictment must be

made before trial or they are waived.    United States v. Cathey,

591 F.2d 268, 271 n.1 (5th Cir. 1979).   Because the criminal

proceedings were no longer pending, Tran’s motion to dismiss the

indictment was unauthorized and without a jurisdictional basis.



     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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See United States v. Early, 27 F.3d 140, 142 (5th Cir. 1994).

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
