Spellmon v. Morales

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _____________________ No. 95-50514 Summary Calendar _____________________

TERRENCE R. SPELLMON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DAN MORALES, Attorney General, ET AL., Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (A-94-CV-464) _________________________________________________________________ April 9, 1996 Before KING, GARWOOD, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Terrence Spellmon appeals from the dismissal of his suit, without prejudice, for failure to exhaust state-court remedies.

Because Spellmon fails to state a constitutional violation, he has not stated a claim for relief under either 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or 42 U.S.C. § 1983. see Orellana v. Kyle, 65 F.3d 29, 31 (5th Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 116 S. Ct. 736 (1996). The district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.