IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-50205
Conference Calendar
JAMES ELLIS, JR.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
MELINDA BOZARTH, Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
Pardons and Paroles Division, Director,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. A-97-CV-922
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June 17, 1998
Before DAVIS, PARKER, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
James Ellis, Texas prisoner #661137, appeals from the
dismissal of his civil rights complaint as frivolous. Ellis
moves to have his original appellate brief substituted with a new
brief; Ellis’s motion to substitute his brief is GRANTED.
Ellis contends that he has a liberty interest created by
Texas law in having a written statement of the reasons relied
upon to deny parole and that he has a right under the Due Process
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
No. 98-50205
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Clause to know the criteria and evidence on which the Board
relied when deciding whether to grant or deny parole. We have
reviewed Ellis’s brief and the record in the case, and we find
Ellis’s appeal frivolous for essentially the reasons relied upon
by the district court. See Ellis v. Bozarth, No. A-97-CA-922-JN
(S.D. Tex. Jan. 5, 1998).
APPEAL DISMISSED. 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.