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Case: 23-40055         Document: 00516965227             Page: 1      Date Filed: 11/13/2023

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

                                      ____________                                     FILED
                                                                               November 13, 2023
                                       No. 23-40055                               Lyle W. Cayce
                                     Summary Calendar                                  Clerk
                                     ____________

   Irma Ruiz-Ramirez,

                                                                     Plaintiff—Appellant,

                                             versus

   El Chalala, Incorporated; Rosemary Gonzalez; Mark
   Anthony Gonzalez,

                                               Defendants—Appellees.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Southern District of Texas
                                USDC No. 5:21-CV-125
                      ______________________________

   Before Clement, Duncan, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Irma Ruiz-Ramirez appeals the denials of her motions for default
   judgment and the dismissal of her pro se civil action. After considering Ruiz-
   Ramirez’s arguments, we affirm the denial of her motions for a default

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   judgment. See Brinkmann v. Dallas Cnty. Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744,
   748 (5th Cir. 1987).
          As for the dismissal of her civil action, Ruiz-Ramirez has abandoned
   any challenge to the district court’s rulings concerning the Thirteenth
   Amendment as well as the Sherman and Clayton Acts by failing to brief them.
   See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993). Concerning the
   rulings that Ruiz-Ramirez has addressed, the district court properly
   dismissed her claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1986, and
   under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
   Furthermore, we agree that Ruiz-Ramirez has not established diversity
   jurisdiction, see Smith v. Toyota Motor Corp., 978 F.3d 280, 281-82 (5th Cir.
   2020), or any right to expert fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, see Buckhannon Bd.
   and Care Home, Inc. v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health and Human Res., 532 U.S. 598,
   603 (2001).
          Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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