IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 95-20870
Conference Calendar
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CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
S.O. WOODS, Jr.; J.R.
PETERSON, Warden; R.D.
BOYD; J. SIMETAL; J.A.
SIMPSON, Jr.,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. CA H 93-2540
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February 29, 1996
Before GARWOOD, JONES, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Christopher J. Murphy argues that the district court abused
its discretion in dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint as
frivolous.
We have reviewed the record, the reasons given by the
district court for the dismissal of the complaint at the
conclusion of the Spears** hearing, and Murphy's brief, and we
*
Pursuant to Local Rule 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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 Local Rule
47.5.4.
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Spears v. McCotter, 766 F.2d 179 (5th Cir. 1985).
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determine that the dismissal of the complaint as frivolous should
be affirmed substantially for the reasons stated by the district
court.
AFFIRMED.