UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No.96-50444
Summary Calendar
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LONNIE D. CLARK,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
MIC LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
(W-95-CV-48)
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May 22, 1997
Before SMITH, DUHÉ, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Lonnie D. Clark pleaded guilty to mail fraud concerning
misrepresentations he made to obtain insurance policies. His
conviction was affirmed by this court. United States v. Clark, No.
94-10833 (5th Cir. 1995) (unpublished). Clark appeals from the
dismissal, as frivolous, of this subsequent action against MIC Life
Insurance Co. (“MIC”). Clark contends generally that his federal
constitutional rights were violated by MIC and that it violated
*
Pursuant to Local Rule 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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 Local Rule
47.5.4.
Texas insurance and deceptive-trade-practices law regarding an
insurance policy purchased by Clark.
Clark does not contend that the district court erred by
holding his federal law claims barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S.
477 (1994), or that the district court erred by declining to
exercise supplemental jurisdiction over his state-law claims. In
short, Clark has failed to brief the relevant issues for appeal.
His appeal is dismissed as frivolous. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.
Clark is admonished that filing frivolous appeals in the
future, particularly appeals in which he names the insurance
companies he pleaded guilty of defrauding as appellees, will invite
the imposition of sanctions against him. To avoid such sanctions,
Clark should review any pending appeals to ensure that none of his
claims are frivolous.
APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTIONS WARNING ISSUED.
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