IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-20334
Conference Calendar
GREG PECK SAMUELS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
D. BROUSSARD,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. H-96-CV-1941
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August 18, 1997
Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Greg Peck Samuels (# 639112), a state prisoner, appeals the
dismissal of his civil rights complaint as frivolous. Samuels
contends that corrections officer D. Broussard retaliated against
him because of grievances lodged against Broussard by Samuels.
We have carefully reviewed the record and Samuels’s brief and,
essentially for reasons stated by the district court, see Samuels
v. Broussard, No. H-96-CV-1941 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 13, 1997)
(unpublished), hold that the district court did not abuse its
discretion in dismissing this claim as frivolous.
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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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
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Samuels also complains that the disciplinary charges
resulted in a loss of good-time credit. This claim is premature
under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 486 (1994). See Edwards v.
Balisok, 117 S. Ct. 1584, 1589 (1997).
AFFIRMED.