IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-10422
Summary Calendar
TIMOTHY R. WALLACE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
WAYNE SCOTT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEP’T
OF CRIM. JUSTICE, INST’L DIV., ET AL.,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 7:96-CV-156-X
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December 26, 1997
Before DUHE’, DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Timothy R. Wallace (#739841), a state prisoner, has appealed
the dismissal of his civil rights complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) because it failed to state a claim upon which
relief may be granted. Wallace contends that he has a
constitutional right to a racially segregated cell because his
animus toward blacks made it unsafe to house him with a black
inmate. Wallace also contends that he was denied due process at
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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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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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prison disciplinary proceedings because the prison disciplinary
officers had failed to consider the circumstances of his
disciplinary violations. Essentially for reasons stated by the
magistrate judge and adopted by the district court, we hold that
the district court did not err in dismissing these claims under
28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). See Wallace v. Scott, No. 7:96-
CV-156-X (N.D. Tex. Mar. 13, 1997) (unpublished). Wallace also
contends that the district court erred in failing to consider his
supplemental state-law claims. “District courts enjoy wide
discretion in determining whether to retain supplemental
jurisdiction over a state claim once all federal claims are
dismissed.” Noble v. White, 996 F.2d 797, 799 (5th Cir. 1993).
There was no abuse of discretion in failing to consider Wallace’s
state-law claims.
AFFIRMED.