UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 97-40555
(Summary Calendar)
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JOHN ERIC JACKSON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
VICTOR RODRIGUEZ, Chairman, Board of Pardon
and Parole; TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE, Transitional Planning Department,
Northern Region,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Eastern District of Texas
(3:97-CV-9)
July 7, 1998
Before WIENER, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
John Eric Jackson, Texas prisoner No. 658692, appeals the
district court’s order dismissing as frivolous his 42 U.S.C. § 1983
prisoner civil rights suit. Jackson alleges that the district
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
court abused its discretion in dismissing his claims that the Texas
Board of Pardon and Paroles improperly considered previous
convictions and writ-writing activity in denying him parole and
denied him due process of law and equal protection of the laws.
After review of the record and Jackson’s arguments on appeal, we
conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in
dismissing Jackson’s claims as frivolous and accordingly affirm the
district court’s decision. See Allison v. Kyle, 66 F.3d 71, 73
(5th Cir. 1995); Johnson v. Rodriguez, 110 F.3d 299 (5th Cir.
1997), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 118 S. Ct. 559, 139 L. Ed. 2d
400 (1997). Jackson’s motion for appointment of counsel is denied.
AFFIRMED; MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL DENIED.
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