Stacy Meaux v. State of Louisiana ( 2018 )

Case: 17-30492 Document: 00514475492 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/16/2018
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 17-30492 FILED
Summary Calendar May 16, 2018
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
STACY MICHAEL MEAUX,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Defendant-Appellee
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 6:17-CV-206
Before JOLLY, OWEN, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Stacy Michael Meaux, a former Louisiana prisoner, appeals the district
court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim
for which relief may be granted. The district court concluded that Meaux’s
claims that he received inadequate medical care while incarcerated in the St.
Mary Parish prison were time barred and that it lacked jurisdiction over claims
arising out of his imprisonment in Tangipahoa Parish because that parish is
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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not geographically located within the Western District of Louisiana. Our
review is de novo. Rogers v. Boatright, 709 F.3d 403, 407 (5th Cir. 2013).
On appeal, Meaux does not address the reasons for the district court’s
dismissal of his claims. While we construe pro se briefs liberally, issues not
briefed are considered waived. Hughes v. Johnson, 191 F.3d 607, 613 (5th Cir.
1999); Turner v. Quarterman, 481 F.3d 292, 295 n.1 (5th Cir. 2007). We will
not raise and discuss legal issues that the appellant has failed to assert.
Meaux’s failure to identify any error in the district court's findings is the same
as if he had not appealed the issue. Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy
Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987). By failing to address the
district court’s reasons for dismissing his claims, Meaux has abandoned them.
See Turner, 481 F.3d at 295 n.1; see also Brinkmann, 813 F.2d at 748.
Accordingly, the district court’s judgment is affirmed. With his appeal,
Meaux filed a motion to compel the State of Louisiana to investigate an
unspecified illegal entry. That motion is denied.
AFFIRMED; MOTION DENIED.
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