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Parties Involved:
Roderick Lewis
Appellee
Ronnie McGee
Appellant
Robert Sturdivant
Appellee
Steven Tyler
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-60905

Summary Calendar

RONNIE MCGEE,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

LIEUTENANT ROBERT STURDIVANT; CORRECTIONAL OFFICER 

STEVEN TYLER; CORRECTIONAL OFFICER RODERICK LEWIS,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Mississippi

USDC No. 4:13-CV-90

Before KING, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Ronnie McGee, Mississippi prisoner # K4515, appeals the judgment 

entered in favor of the named defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit. 

However, his appellate brief fails to comply with Federal Rule of Appellate 

Procedure 28(a)(8) as it is entirely devoid of any citations to documentary 

evidence or legal authority. See Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff 

 

* 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

January 11, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987) (stating that appellant’s failure to 

identify any error in lower court’s analysis is the same as if he had not 

appealed); Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 225 (5th Cir. 1993) (“Although we 

liberally construe the briefs of pro se appellants, we also require that 

arguments must be briefed to be preserved.”) (internal quotation marks and 

citation omitted). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is 

AFFIRMED.

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