Case: 15-41742 Document: 00513973947 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/01/2017
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 15-41742 FILED
Summary Calendar May 1, 2017
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
YSIDRO VALENCIA,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
BRYAN COLLIER; CHARLES M. BELL, Warden; HUNTSVILLE
CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE; MAJOR BUTCHER; DIRECTOR REVIEW
COMMITTEE; GERALD GULLEDGE, Lieutenant,
Defendants-Appellees
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 9:13-CV-212
Before DAVIS, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Ysidro Valencia, Texas prisoner # 743105, appeals the district court’s
dismissal of his lawsuit filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act. Valencia has failed to challenge
the district court’s determination that his complaint was repetitious. Although
pro se briefs are afforded liberal construction, Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519,
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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520 (1972), even pro se litigants must brief arguments in order to preserve
them. Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993). Failure to
identify an error in the district court’s analysis is the same as if Valencia had
not appealed the judgment. See Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff
Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987). Valencia therefore is not entitled to
relief. See id. at 748.
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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