Erving v. Anderson

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 99-60200 Summary Calendar ALBERRY ERVING, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, versus JAMES V. ANDERSON, Individually and In Official Capacity as Commissioner; C. DAVID TURNER, Individually and In Official Capacity as Superintendent; MICHAEL INDIVIDUALLY AND IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS WARDEN; FLORENCE JONES, Individually and In Official Capacity as ADOS; REGINA HANCOCK, Associate Warden, Defendants-Appellees. -------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi USDC No. 2:98-CV-347-PG -------------------- October 25, 1999 Before KING, Chief Judge, and SMITH and EMILIO M.GARZA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Alberry Erving, Jr., Mississippi prisoner # 41473, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that his Equal Protection rights were violated and he was denied Due Process when he was placed on administrative segregation. Erving argues that the actions of * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 99-60200 -2- prison officials violated his First and Eighth Amendment rights. Erving requests only monetary relief. Erving’s classification in administrative segregation was an incident to the ordinary life of a prisoner and cannot form the basis of a constitutional claim. See Harper v. Showers, 174 F.3d 716, 719 (5th Cir. 1999); Luken v. Scott, 71 F.3d 192, 193 (5th Cir. 1995). Erving is not entitled to relief for his Eighth Amendment claim because he does allege a physical injury and requests only monetary relief. See Harper, 174 F.3d at 719. Erving may not raise his First Amendment claim for the first time on appeal, and, in addition, he has failed to exhaust his state remedies on this claim. See Leverette v. Louisville Ladder Co., 183 F.3d 339, 342 (5th Cir. 1999); 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). AFFIRMED.