Edward Smith v. Bastrop Med Clinic, P.A., Inc., et

Case: 11-50981 Document: 00511808821 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/02/2012
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
April 2, 2012
No. 11-50981
Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
EDWARD D. SMITH,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
BASTROP MEDICAL CLINIC, P.A., INCORPORATED;
AUGUSTIN BATLLE, Medical Director;
SARAH CHAVEZ,
Masters of Science in Nursing, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 1:11-CV-330
Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Edward Smith claims the defendants denied him pain medication. He
sues under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, but the defendants are private persons and not
state actors. Even assuming that Smith has adequately briefed an issue in his
pro se brief, he has not stated a claim upon which relief may be granted.
The district court properly dismissed, and the judgment is AFFIRMED.
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.