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Case: 22-10289         Document: 00516712456             Page: 1      Date Filed: 04/14/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
                                      ____________                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit

                                       No. 22-10289
                                                                                       FILED
                                                                                   April 14, 2023
                                     Summary Calendar
                                     ____________                                 Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                       Clerk
   Ervie Savage,

                                                                     Plaintiff—Appellant,

                                             versus

   Walmart Stores, Incorporated,

                                                Defendant—Appellee.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Northern District of Texas
                                USDC No. 3:21-CV-1523
                      ______________________________

   Before Davis, Smith, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Ervie Savage, appearing pro se, appeals the district court’s dismissal
   of her complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
   Before the district court, Savage sought to vacate an arbitration award and
   final decision rendered in favor of Walmart Stores, Inc.

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-10289       Document: 00516712456          Page: 2    Date Filed: 04/14/2023

                                     No. 22-10289

            Although we liberally construe the briefs of pro se litigants, Savage’s
   brief does not address the district court’s specific reasons for granting the
   motion to dismiss; therefore, she has abandoned the sole issue on appeal. See
   Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993); Brinkmann v. Dallas
   Cnty. Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987). Furthermore,
   we cannot reconsider the arbitration award, as Savage’s challenge to the
   district court’s order centers on the merits of the negligence claim that was
   resolved in her arbitration proceeding. See 9 U.S.C. § 10(a); Nauru Phosphate
   Royalties, Inc. v. Drago Daic Interests, Inc., 138 F.3d 160, 164-65 (5th Cir.
   1998).
            AFFIRMED.

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