IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-41171
Conference Calendar
THOMAS CIPRIANO,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
R. MILES, Warden,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:02-CV-501
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February 19, 2003
Before WIENER, EMILIO M. GARZA, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
In 1992, Thomas Cipriano, federal prisoner # 23148-034, was
convicted by a jury of conspiracy to possess with intent to
distribute and attempt to possess with intent to distribute
cocaine and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The district
court dismissed his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition, determining that
Cipriano had not satisfied the criteria to support his claims
under the savings clause of 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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. 02-41171
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Cipriano’s brief does not address the district court’s
conclusion that he did not meet the criteria for raising his
claims in this 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition pursuant to the savings
clause of 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Thus, he has abandoned the only
issue on appeal by failing to brief it. Brinkmann v. Dallas
County Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987).
The district court’s dismissal of Cipriano’s 28 U.S.C.
§ 2241 petition is AFFIRMED.