Case Name: Mary Seals CHAPMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY; HUD, U.S. Government; Doris Davis; Doris Davis Realtors Corporation; Jimmie Martin, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-10-12
Citations: 145 F. App'x 496
Docket Number: No. 05-10453
Parties: Mary Seals CHAPMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY; HUD, U.S. Government; Doris Davis; Doris Davis Realtors Corporation; Jimmie Martin, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, DAVIS and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 145
Pages: 496–497

Head Matter:
Mary Seals CHAPMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY; HUD, U.S. Government; Doris Davis; Doris Davis Realtors Corporation; Jimmie Martin, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 05-10453.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Oct. 12, 2005.
Mary Seals Chapman, Arlington, TX, pro se.
Before REAVLEY, DAVIS and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Mary Seals Chapman appeals the district court's sua sponte dismissal of her in forma pauperis complaint as frivolous and for failure to state a claim, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)® and (ii). We affirm for these reasons:
1. None of the acts of defendants as alleged by Chapman in her complaint involved the violation of a constitutional right, and therefore, she has failed to state a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim. Doe v. Rains County Indep. Sch. Dist., 66 F.3d 1402, 1406 (5th Cir.1995). A violation of state law is not cognizable under section 1983. Giovanni v. Lynn, 48 F.3d 908, 912-13 (5th Cir.1995). Chapman's conclusory allegation that her "civil rights" were violated is an insufficient basis for a section 1983 claim. Kinash v. Callahan, 129 F.3d 736, 738 (5th Cir.1997).
2. In addition, Chapman does not allege in her complaint that (1) she is a member of a racial minority, or (2) defendants intentionally discriminated against her, necessary elements to support a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 or 42 U.S.C. § 1982. Green v. State Bar of Texas, 27 F.3d 1083, 1086 (5th Cir.1994); Bellows v. Amoco Oil, 118 F.3d 268, 274 (5th Cir.1997).
3. Further, we cannot discern from the complaint the manner in which Chapman has been discriminated against based on a disability, nor can we tell what disability forms the basis of the alleged discrimination. Accordingly, Chapman's appeal is without arguable merit and is therefore frivolous. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir.1983).
AFFIRMED.
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.