George Jarrett v. Linda Perkins ( 2020 )

Case: 19-30266 Document: 00515468528 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/26/2020
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 19-30266 June 26, 2020
Summary Calendar
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
GEORGE JARRETT,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
LINDA PERKINS, Inmate Records Administrator at Dixon Correctional
Institute, also known as Evelyn Perkins; WILLIAM ROSS, Supervisor at
Division of Probation and Parole,
Defendants-Appellees
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Louisiana
USDC No. 3:17-CV-1775
Before CLEMENT, ELROD, and OLDHAM, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
George Jarrett, whose Louisiana prisoner # is 339218, appeals the
dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint and state law breach of
contract claim. The district dismissed the § 1983 claim as barred by the
Louisiana statute of limitations. Also, it declined to exercise jurisdiction over,
and dismissed, the breach of contract claim. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3).
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
Case: 19-30266 Document: 00515468528 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/26/2020
No. 19-30266
Jarrett’s brief argues the merits of his claims but does not challenge the district
court’s time bar ruling or its decision not to exercise supplemental jurisdiction
over the contract claim. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir.
1993). Thus, Jarrett has waived any challenge to the district court’s dispositive
ruling. See Brinkmann v. Dallas Cty. Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748
(5th Cir. 1987). We dismiss the appeal as frivolous. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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