Case Name: Edward D. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BASTROP MEDICAL CLINIC, P.A., Incorporated; Augustin Batlle, Medical Director; Sarah Chavez, Masters of Science in Nursing, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-04-02
Citations: 465 F. App'x 389
Docket Number: No. 11-50981
Parties: Edward D. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BASTROP MEDICAL CLINIC, P.A., Incorporated; Augustin Batlle, Medical Director; Sarah Chavez, Masters of Science in Nursing, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 465
Pages: 389–389

Head Matter:
Edward D. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BASTROP MEDICAL CLINIC, P.A., Incorporated; Augustin Batlle, Medical Director; Sarah Chavez, Masters of Science in Nursing, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 11-50981
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 2, 2012.
Edward D. Smith, Dime Box, TX, pro se.
Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Edward Smith claims the defendants denied him pain medication. He sues under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, but the defendants are private persons and not state actors. Even assuming that Smith has adequately briefed an issue in his pro se brief, he has not stated a claim upon which relief may be granted.
The district court properly dismissed, and the judgment is 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.