IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 95-60690
Summary Calendar
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PATRICK N. JACKSON,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, ET AL.,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 1:95-CV-119
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June 27, 1996
Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The uncontroverted summary judgment evidence shows that the
arrest and prosecution of Patrick N. Jackson was based on
probable cause. Thus, Jackson has failed to establish that he
suffered a constitutional injury and it was unnecessary for the
district court to reach the issue of qualified immunity. See
Gerstein v. Pugh, 420 U.S. 103, 117 & n.19 (1975); Brummett v.
Camble, 946 F.2d 1178, 1183 (5th Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 504
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
No. 95-60690
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U.S. 965 (1992); Duckett v. City of Cedar Park, Tex., 950 F.2d
272, 278-79 (5th Cir. 1992); Wallace v. Texas Tech University, 80
F.3d 1042, 1047 (5th Cir. 1996).
Jackson's appellate brief does not address the district
court's dismissal of his pendant state-law claims; thus, those
issues are abandoned. Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff
Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987); FED. R. APP. P.
28(a)(6).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying
Jackson's FED. R. CIV. P. 56(f) motion for a continuance and
discovery. International Shortstop, Inc. v. Rally's, Inc., 939
F.2d 1257, 1266-67 (5th Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 1059
(1992); Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence &
Coordination Unit, 28 F.3d 1388, 1395-96 (5th Cir. 1994).
AFFIRMED.