IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 95-20317
Summary Calendar
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JEFFREY BALAWAJDER,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JAMES A. LYNAUGH, ET AL.,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. CA-H-89-1090
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June 19, 1996
Before KING, JOLLY and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jeffrey Balawajder appeals the district court's grant of
summary judgment for the defendants. Balawajder's claim that
Texas Adult Parole and Mandatory Supervision Law, Tex. Code Crim.
Proc. art. 42.18 § 8(c) was not properly applied to him
implicates the duration of his sentence and therefore, is not
cognizable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See McGrew v. Texas Bd. of
Pardons & Paroles, 47 F.3d 158, 160-61 (5th Cir. 1995). His
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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denial-of-access-to-the-courts claim based on the TDCJ's failure
to forward his mail was not adequately briefed and is thus deemed
abandoned on appeal. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 225
(5th Cir. 1993). Our review of the record discloses no
reversible error by the magistrate judge as to Balawajder's
supplemental state-law claims. Finally, to the extent that
Balawajder attempts to bring up issues that are beyond the scope
of remand, we decline to address them. See Daly v. Sprague, 742
F.2d 896, 900-01 (5th Cir. 1984).
AFFIRMED.
Balawajder v. Lynaugh
Combined Opinion