United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT June 24, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 02-51208
Conference Calendar
RODOLFO RIVERA MUNOZ,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
THE STATE OF TEXAS; THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS; PAT BOONE, Judge;
BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS; CARMEN ROJO; ALMA LOPEZ, The Honorable
Justice for the Fourth Court of Appeals of the State of Texas,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. SA-02-CV-626
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Before DeMOSS, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Rodolfo Rivera Munoz appeals the dismissal of a federal case
seeking both habeas corpus relief and civil rights redress
against a wide-ranging group of defendants. Though he has
provided a comprehensive account of the subjugation of the
autochthonous peoples of the southwestern United States, he has
failed to address the bases for dismissal of his civil rights
claims and had thus abandoned those claims by his failure to
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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. 02-51208
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brief them. Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813
F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987). To the extent that Munoz argues
that he is subjected to custody as a member of the subjugated
native population, Munoz has failed to allege a factual basis
sufficient to support a finding of particularized treatment or
custody. See Campbell v. City of San Antonio, 43 F.3d 973, 975
(5th Cir. 1995). Therefore, the district court’s dismissal of
his complaint is AFFIRMED.