Crawford v. Johnson

               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT



                           No. 96-41134
                         Summary Calendar



JOHN WILLIAM CRAWFORD, III,

                                         Petitioner-Appellant,

versus

GARY L. JOHNSON, DIRECTOR,
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE,
INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION,

                                         Respondent-Appellee.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                 for the Eastern District of Texas
                        USDC No. 5:96-CV-160
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                          September 10, 1997
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     John William Crawford, III, Texas state prisoner #537111,

appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for writ

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.   This court granted

Crawford a certificate of appealability on the issue whether a

Texas Department of Criminal Justice rule, enacted subsequent to

the date of Crawford’s offense, directing that forfeited good-

time credits would no longer be restored, deprived Crawford of

     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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his rights under the Ex Post Facto Clause.   We have reviewed the

record and find no reversible error.   See Hallmark v. Johnson,

___ F.3d ___ (5th Cir. July 25, 1997, No. 95-20752), 1997 WL

420147.   Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is

AFFIRMED.