Whitbeck v. Melton

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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No. 95-50840 Summary Calendar __________________

DENNIS R. WHITBECK,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

R. MELTON, Office, Dilley, TX, JAMES A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, WAYNE SCOTT, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division,

Defendants-Appellees.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 94-CV-637 - - - - - - - - - -

May 21, 1996

Before SMITH, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Dennis R. Whitbeck appeals from summary judgment in favor of

the defendants in his civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. Whitbeck implicitly argues that the district court erred

in granting summary judgment. We have reviewed the record and

Whitbeck's brief and find no reversible error. Whitbeck has not

* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. No. 95-50840 -2-

alleged the violation of a clearly established constitutional

right under currently applicable constitutional standards. See

Siegert v. Gilley, 500 U.S. 226, 231 (1991).

AFFIRMED.