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Parties Involved:
Andrew M. Cuomo
Appellee
E. Drake
Appellant
State of New York
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-20690

Summary Calendar

E. DRAKE, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

STATE OF NEW YORK; GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO, 

 Defendants - Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas 

USDC No. 4:15-CV-3124

Before JONES, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Eric Drake, pro se, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his lawsuit

against the State of New York and its governor, Andrew Cuomo. Drake raises 

a series of claims. Even accepting Drake’s factual allegations as true, all of his 

claims are implausible. Thus, the district court properly dismissed his claims. 

See Century Sur. Co. v. Blevins, 799 F.3d 366, 372 (5th Cir. 2015) (“In the Fifth 

 

* 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

September 16, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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Circuit, fairness requires that a litigant have the opportunity to be heard 

before a claim is dismissed, except where the claim is patently frivolous.”

(emphasis added)). AFFIRMED. 

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