UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-60901
Summary Calendar
TOMMY LEE NELSON,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS; DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
(3:99-CV-6-WS)
September 15, 2000
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Tommy Lee Nelson appeals, pro se, from the dismissal, pursuant
to FED. R. CIV. P. 8(a) and 12(b)(6), of his complaint. Nelson does
not maintain that the district court erroneously found his
complaint deficient under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Instead, he simply repeats some of the allegations from his
complaint. (The same document that fails to satisfy Rule 8(a).)
Although Nelson’s pro se brief is accorded liberal construction,
“arguments must be briefed to be preserved”. Yohey v. Collins, 985
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
F.2d 222, 225 (5th Cir. 1993) (quoting Price v. Digital Equip.
Corp., 846 F.2d 1026, 1028 (5th Cir. 1988)). Nelson fails to do
so. Id. at 224-25.
Nelson does raise one issue: whether the magistrate judge
erred by denying his motion for appointment of counsel. We find,
however, that Nelson failed to make a showing of the exceptional
circumstances necessary for such appointment. See Jackson v.
Dallas Police Dep't, 811 F.2d 260, 261-62 (5th Cir. 1986).
AFFIRMED
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