IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-40540
Conference Calendar
I. STEPHAN BLOCH,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
JOHN TOMBONE, Warden,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:01-CV-213
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October 26, 2001
Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
I. Stephan Bloch, federal prisoner # 66982-079, appeals from
the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition,
challenging his conviction and sentence, based on the
determination that Bloch had not demonstrated that relief under
28 U.S.C. § 2255 was inadequate. Bloch argues that his due-
process rights were violated by the district court’s failure to
consider his claims on the merits and that his prior 28 U.S.C.
§ 2255 motion was improperly dismissed as time-barred.
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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. 01-40540
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Bloch does not make any argument that the reasons for the
district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition were
error, nor does he otherwise argue that 28 U.S.C. § 2241 relief
was available to him because 28 U.S.C. § 2255 relief was
inadequate. By failing to brief any argument that the district
court’s reasons for denying his petition were error, Bloch has
waived the sole ground for appeal. See Yohey v. Collins, 985
F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, the appeal is
frivolous and is DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.
APPEAL DISMISSED.