Court Opinion

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                             No. 99-40384
                           Summary Calendar

GERALD LYNN BOLES,

                                          Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

TIMOTHY TUCKER, Sergeant

                                          Defendant-Appellee.

                       --------------------
          Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Eastern District of Texas
                      USDC No. 1:95-CV-292
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                           June 2, 2000

Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Gerald Lynn Boles, Texas prisoner # 604967, appeals

following a jury verdict finding no retaliation and no failure to

protect by prison sergeant Timothy Tucker.    Boles argues 1) that

the magistrate judge allowed an all-white jury to be selected in

Boles’ case; 2) that the magistrate judge should have recused

himself for attempting to put a friend on the jury;    3) that the

magistrate judge abused his discretion by failing to grant Boles’

request for a continuance, by failing to order that Boles’

records be brought to court for the trial, and by failing to

     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
                           No. 99-40384
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allow Boles to comment on the assistant attorney general’s

records at trial; 4) that the magistrate judge failed to give

proper jury instructions; and 5) that Tucker failed to call

certain witnesses.

     We are unable to examine Boles’ jury-selection claims

because no transcript was filed with Boles’ appeal.     See Powell

v. Estelle, 959 F.2d 22, 26 (5th Cir. 1992).   Boles has not shown

any prejudice from the magistrate judge’s failure to grant a

continuance or from the magistrate judge’s evidentiary decisions.

See Johnston v. Harris County Flood Control Dist., 869 F.2d 1565,

1570 (5th Cir. 1989); see also Petty v. Ideco. Div. of Dresser

Indus., Inc., 761 F.2d 1146, 1151 (5th Cir. 1985).     Boles does

not indicate that he objected to the jury instructions before the

jury began its deliberations; nor were the jury instructions

improper.   See Fed. R. Civ. P. 51.   Lastly, Boles does not state

what testimony he sought to obtain from the uncalled witnesses.

     The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.    Boles’

motions to strike appellee’s letter brief, for the appointment of

counsel for his appeal, and for the return of documents are

DENIED.