### IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 17

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RICARDO ENRIQUEZ SANCHEZ , Plaintiff

- Appellant

v. LORIE DAVIS; SENIOR WARDEN JONES; STAFF OFFICER PITTMAN , Defendant s
- Appellee s

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:16

- CV

- 2688

Before KING, SOUTHWICK, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Proceeding pro se, Ricardo Enriquez Sanchez, Texas prisoner # 1745089, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A (b) (1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon whi ch relief may be granted

. We review both rulings de novo

. Gonzalez v. Kay , 577 F.3d 600, 603 (5th Cir. 2009); Geiger v. Jowers , 404 F.3d 371, 373 (5th Cir. 2005). “Factual allegations must be enough to raise a right

* Pursuant to 5 TH C IR

. R. 47.5 , the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR

. R. 47.5.4. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit 

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2 to relief above the speculative level .” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly , 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007). A plaintiff may avoid dismissal if he “pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal , 55 6 U.S. 662, 678 (2009). It follows that “where the well

- pleaded facts do not permit the court to infer more than the mere possibility of misconduct, the complaint has alleged

-- but it has not ‘show[n]’

– ‘ that the pleader is entitled to relief. ’ ” Id. at 679 (quoting F ED

. R. C IV

. P. 8(a)(2)). Enriquez Sanchez’s complaint arises from an accident that occurred while he was working in the textile factory at the Huntsville Unit. He maintains that Staff Officer James Pittman, the supervisor of the fac tory , w as deliberately indifferent because he ordered Enriquez Sanchez to work desp ite complaints of heel pain, refused to let Enriquez Sanchez visit the infirmary, advised Enriquez Sanchez that he would be charged with a disciplinary infraction if he refused to work, and failed to provide Enriquez Sanchez with proper safety equipment and training. Enriquez Sanchez concedes , however, that he had visited the infirmary on the morning of the accident and that he had not been given a medical pass excusing him from wo rk. He therefore is unable to show that Pittman evinced deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. See Farmer v. Brennan , 511 U.S. 825, 837 (1994); Reeves v. Collins , 27 F.3d 174, 176

- 77 (5th Cir. 1994). To the extent that Enriquez Sanchez al leged a claim of an unsafe work environment in the district court, his conclus ory allegations were insufficient to establish that he was entitled to relief. See Iqbal , 556 U.S. at 679. In addition, Enriquez Sanchez seeks to hold Pittman liable for deficiencies in his medical care after the accident, for limitations on his ability to visit the law library or to engage in recreation at other units, and for the loss Case: 17-20691 Document: 00514616884 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/27/2018No. 17

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3 of his personal and legal property d u ring his many prison transfers. However, he has not shown that Pittman was personally responsible for any of these acts, and he thu s may not be held liable under Section 1983. See James v. Texas Collin Cnty. , 535 F.3d 365, 373 (5th Cir. 2008). Similarly , Lorie Davis, the director of the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice , and Warden Jones may not be h eld liable for the actions of their subordinates that led to Enriquez Sanchez’s alleged constitutional violation s. See Cozzo v. Tangipahoa Parish Council

- President Gov’t , 279 F.3d 273, 286 (5th Cir. 2002). Enriquez Sanchez further maintains that he is entitled to relief under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), based on his assertions that after he suffered a broken leg and hand in the textile factory accident, he was impeded from attending medical appointments. In his reply brief, he argues that, under the ADA, he should not have been required to work in the textile factory in light of his ongoing heel pai n, asthma, and migraines. As the district court found, Enriquez Sanchez has failed to establish that he had “a qualifying disability” or that he had been “denied the benefits of services, programs, or activities for which the [prison system] is responsibl e.” Hale v. King , 642 F.3d 492, 499 (5th Cir. 2011); see also Burch v. Coca

- Cola Co. , 119 F.3d 305, 316 (5th Cir. 1997). For the first time on appeal, Enriquez Sanchez contends that he is suffering from discrimination because he is a Mexican national hou sed in the Texas prison system. We decline to consider this new theory of relief. See Leverette v. Louisville Ladder Co. , 183 F.3d 339, 342 (5th Cir. 1999). In addition, Enriquez Sanchez’ s claims for injunctive relief have been rendered moot by his tran sfer out of the Huntsville Unit. See Cooper v. Sheriff, Lubbock Cnty., Tex., 929 F.2d 1078, 1084 (5th Cir. 1991). Case: 17-20691 Document: 00514616884 Page: 3 Date Filed: 08/27/2018No. 17

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4 Enriquez Sanchez has not shown that he is entitled to relief. See , e.g. , Gonzalez , 577 F.3d at 603; Geiger , 404 F.3d at 373. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. Enriquez Sanchez’s motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED. See Ulmer v. Chancellor , 691 F.2d 209,
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