IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-40801
Conference Calendar
WILLIAM LOGAN KENNEDY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
DR. JOSEPH BERRY, Psychiatrist,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. C-98-CV-123
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June 17, 1999
Before EMILIO M. GARZA, BENAVIDES, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
William Logan Kennedy, federal prisoner # 61518-079, appeals
from the magistrate judge’s decision dismissing his Bivens**-type
action as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Kennedy
argues that the defendant was deliberately indifferent to his
medical needs because he prescribed medications that did not
adequately treat his panic disorder and caused liver damage. We
have reviewed the record and Kennedy’s brief, and we AFFIRM the
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of
Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971).
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magistrate judge’s dismissal for essentially the same reasons set
forth in her decision. Kennedy v. Barry, No. C-98-123 (S.D. Tex.
June 16, 1998). Moreover, the magistrate judge did not abuse her
discretion by declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction
over Kennedy’s state-law negligence claims. See 28 U.S.C.
§ 1367(c)(3); Wong v. Stripling, 881 F.2d 200, 204 (5th Cir.
1989).
AFFIRMED.