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Parties Involved:
Eduardo Arroyos
Appellee
Monte Carroll
Appellee
Michael Corleon Desouzaneto
Appellant
Angel Santiago
Appellee

Document Text:

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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

March 24, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-50839

Summary Calendar

 

MICHAEL CORLEON DESOUZANETO,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

MONTE CARROLL; EDUARDO ARROYOS; ANGEL SANTIAGO,

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. SA-03-CV-54

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Before JONES, BENAVIDES, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Former Texas prisoner, Michael Desouzaneto, has appealed the

district court’s denial of his motion for appointment of counsel

in a civil rights case; however, we note that Desouzaneto has not

appealed the district court’s subsequent entry of summary

judgment in favor of the defendants. We have jurisdiction under

Article III of the Constitution only when there is an actual case

or controversy at the time we decide an appeal. United States

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** We note that the coherency of Desouzaneto’s appellate

briefing and his pleadings in the district court reassure us that

his ability to present his civil rights claims was not foreclosed

by the district court’s denial of counsel. Robbins v. Maggio,

750 F.2d 405, 412-13 (5th Cir. 1985). 

Parole Comm’n v. Geraghty, 445 U.S. 388, 396 (1980); Ruiz v.

Johnson, 178 F.3d 385, 389 (5th Cir. 1999). In this case, we

lack appellate jurisdiction because no effective relief is

available to Desouzaneto.** Vieux Carre Property Owners v.

Brown, 948 F.2d 1436, 1446 (5th Cir. 1991). 

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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