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United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS August 21, 2007 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 05-51731 Conference Calendar WILLIAM STEPHENS Plaintiff-Appellant v. JOHN T MONTFORD; HARRIGAN SCHEMIDLY; DAVID SMITH; JOHN WHITMORE; JURGEN SCHREMPP; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION; TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Defendants-Appellees Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 5:04-CV-826 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* William Stephens appeals the dismissal of his lawsuit alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO),
18 U.S.C. § 1962, by DaimlerChrysler Corporation (Chrysler) and Chrysler employee Jurgen Schrempp, as well as Texas Tech University and several of its employees (collectively referred to as the Texas Tech defendants). He contends that the * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 05-51731 district court judge was biased, that Schrempp has perjured himself, that the Texas Tech defendants are not entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity, and that his RICO claims were not time-barred. However, Stephens does not brief any argument challenging the district court’s alternative grounds for dismissing the lawsuit against each of the defendants, specifically, that he failed to state a legally cognizable RICO claim against the Texas Tech defendants, that the claims against Chrysler were barred by res judicata, or that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over Schrempp. He has thus waived any challenge to the district court’s alternate bases for dismissal. See Yohey v. Collins,
985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993); Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Abner,
813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987). Stephens’s conclusional assertion that these grounds for dismissal were error, raised for the first time in his reply brief, will not be considered. See United States v. Prince,
868 F.2d 1379, 1386 (5th Cir. 1989). The district court’s judgment is affirmed. Chrysler and Schrempp’s motion to strike exhibits attached to Stephens’s reply brief, which are not part of the record on appeal, is granted. AFFIRMED; MOTION TO STRIKE GRANTED. 2
Document Info
Docket Number: 05-51731
Citation Numbers: 236 F. App'x 145
Judges: Clement, Higginbotham, Per Curiam, Smith
Filed Date: 8/21/2007
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 8/2/2023