Bui Phu Xuan v. Fort Worth/Tarrant County Department of Health , 223 F. App'x 333 ( 2007 )

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT March 16, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 06-10418
Summary Calendar
BUI PHU XUAN, also known as Phi Xuan Bui,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
FORT WORTH/TARRANT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; LOU K. BREWER,
Director of Fort Worth/Tarrant County Health Department
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:05-CV-370
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Before DeMOSS, STEWART and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Bui Phan Xuan filed the instant 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit to
seek redress for damages caused when he was falsely informed that
he was HIV positive. The district court determined that the suit
was frivolous and/or failed to state a claim and dismissed it.
Xuan appeals the dismissal of his suit. He argues that his suit
is timely, that his claims are valid, and that the district court
erred by dismissing his suit prior to service upon the defendants
and discovery.
*
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
No. 06-10418
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Xuan has failed to show that the defendants infringed his
constitutional rights. See Shinn v. College Station Indep. Sch.
Dist., 96 F.3d 783, 786 (5th Cir. 1996) (per curiam).
Consequently, the district court did not err by dismissing his
suit. See Johnson v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 38 F.3d 198, 200
(5th Cir. 1994); see also Harper v. Showers, 174 F.3d 716, 719
(5th Cir. 1999). The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED,
and Xuan’s motion for the appointment of counsel is DENIED.