Searcy v. Paxton

Opinion

Case: 23-40377 Document: 00517039514 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/22/2024

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

FILED No. 23-40377 January 22, 2024 Summary Calendar ____________ Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Lisa Marie Searcy,

Plaintiff—Appellant,

versus

Texas Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr.; Helen Truscott, Attorney; Jennifer Burnett, Attorney; Jana Wheeler, Attorney; Mark Aronowitz, Attorney; Et al.,

Defendants—Appellees. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 3:21-CV-113 ______________________________

Before Wiener, Stewart, and Douglas, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * Plaintiff-Appellant Lisa Marie Searcy has filed a pro se appeal from the dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action and the denial of her mandamus petitions. Her arguments are purely conclusory, without the required citations to authority and the record and with no explanation of how the

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 23-40377 Document: 00517039514 Page: 2 Date Filed: 01/22/2024

No. 23-40377

district court erred. See Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(8); Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 225 (5th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, she has abandoned any challenge to the district court’s decision. See United States v. Scroggins, 599 F.3d 433, 446 (5th Cir. 2010); Brinkmann v. Dallas Cnty. Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987). AFFIRMED.