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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

for the Fifth Circuit ____________

No. 23-20595

Summary Calendar

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Homer Daniels, Jr., 

Plaintiff—Appellant,

versus

Cement Masons Pension Fund for Northern California, 

Defendant—Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:21-CV-1935

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Before Smith, Clement, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:*

Pro se plaintiff Homer Daniels, Jr., filed a complaint raising claims 

under section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 

1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a), which the district court dismissed as time barred. 

On appeal, Daniels asserts that he is entitled to pension benefits as alleged in 

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* This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

December 9, 2024

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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his complaint. He does not argue that the district court erred in any way by 

dismissing the complaint.

This court construes pro se briefs liberally, but even a pro se litigant 

must brief arguments to preserve them. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 

225 (5th Cir. 1993); Davis v. Lumpkin, 35 F.4th 958, 962 n.1 (5th Cir. 2022). 

When an appellant fails to identify any error in a challenged ruling, it “is the 

same as if he had not appealed” that ruling. Brinkmann v. Dallas Cnty. 

Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987). By not briefing any 

challenge to the dismissal of his complaint, Daniels has abandoned any such 

challenge. See Yohey, 985 F.2d at 224-25; Brinkmann, 813 F.2d at 748.

AFFIRMED.

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