Case Name: Eric Alan TILLOTSON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jamie ESPARZA, District Attorney of El Paso County, Texas; Patricia Baca, Assistant District Attorney Family Violence, County of El Paso, Texas; County of El Paso, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-03-16
Citations: 681 F. App'x 424
Docket Number: No. 15-50861
Parties: Eric Alan TILLOTSON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jamie ESPARZA, District Attorney of El Paso County, Texas; Patricia Baca, Assistant District Attorney Family Violence, County of El Paso, Texas; County of El Paso, Defendants-Appellees
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 681
Pages: 424–424

Head Matter:
Eric Alan TILLOTSON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jamie ESPARZA, District Attorney of El Paso County, Texas; Patricia Baca, Assistant District Attorney Family Violence, County of El Paso, Texas; County of El Paso, Defendants-Appellees
No. 15-50861
Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed March 16, 2017
Eric Alan Tillotson, Pro Se
Manuel Romero, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, El Paso, TX, for Defendants-Appellees
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Eric Alan Tillotson filed in the district court a complaint alleging violations of his Second, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendment rights. Construing the complaint as arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the district court dismissed Tillotson's claims for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Tillotson now appeals to this court.
On appeal, Tillotson has submitted a brief that lays out the factual allegations of his various complaints. His brief consists of a statement of the issues and lists of interested persons and alleged facts. He does not address any of the reasons cited by the district court in dismissing his complaint, nor does he provide any legal analysis or argument. Rule 28 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure requires a brief to set out the appellant's contentions and reasons, with citations to the authorities and portions of the record on which the appellant relies. Although pro se briefs are afforded liberal construction, even pro se litigants must brief arguments in order to preserve them. Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993). Tillotson's failure to identify any error in the district court's analysis constitutes a failure to brief, and thus his claims are considered abandoned. See Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987).
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cm. 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 Cm. R. 47.5.4.