Liapes v. Johnson

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 97-20774 Summary Calendar ANTHONY JOHN LIAPES, Petitioner-Appellant, versus GARY L. JOHNSON, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION, Respondent-Appellee. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-96-CV-1890 - - - - - - - - - - January 23, 1998 Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Anthony John Liapes, Texas prisoner # 583058, requests a certificate of appealability (COA) to appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing his federal habeas petition. Liapes challenges the manner in which his sentence is being executed, arguing that Respondent has unlawfully * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. No. 97-20774 -2- restructured his sentences by changing his mandatory-supervision release date. Liapes is not eligible for mandatory supervision because he is serving a sentence for an offense for which the judgment contains as affirmative finding of a deadly weapon. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. To the extent that a COA is required, it is DENIED because Liapes has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). AFFIRMED. COA DENIED.