IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-20452
Summary Calendar
GREG PECK SAMUELS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
R. ALARID,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. H-96-CV-2744
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October 24, 1997
Before DUHÉ, DEMOSS, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:1
Greg Peck Samuels (# 639112), a state prisoner, appeals the
dismissal of his civil rights complaint as frivolous. Samuels
contends that corrections officer R. Alarid retaliated against him
because of grievances lodged against Alarid 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 Mar. 13, 1997) (unpublished), hold that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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
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.