IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 95-20876 Conference Calendar

WOODROW RAYMOND NOVAK, Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus GEORGE C. WEBSTER, FRANKIE L. REESCAN, JACK E. ROWLEY, CARL E. McKELLAR, Defendants-Appellees.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-93-CV-1735 - - - - - - - - - - June 27, 1996 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BARKSDALE, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* The appellate brief submitted by Woodrow Novak, #586839, does not comply with Fed. R. App. P. 28(a) because it does not contain citation to authority or to the record. Novak does not formulate any argument that may be liberally construed and makes no effort to identify any purported error that the district court committed. See Grant v. Cuellar, 59 F.3d 523, 524-25 (5th Cir. * Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.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. 95-20876 - 2 - 1995). Accordingly, we DISMISS the appeal for want of prosecution. See 5th Cir. R. 43.3.2.

DISMISSED.