IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-20687 Summary Calendar

IMARI ABYBAKARI OBADELE, also known as Shemuel Ben-Yahweh, Petitioner-Appellant, versus GARY L. JOHNSON, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION, Respondent-Appellee.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-99-CV-2241 - - - - - - - - - - August 16, 2001 Before REAVLEY, DAVIS and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Imari Abybakari Obadele, Texas prisoner # 563888, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application.

He argues that the forfeiture of his good-time credits upon revocation of his parole was improper because he did not violate a prison disciplinary rule and violated his due process rights because he was not given a prisoner disciplinary hearing.

Because Obadele’s instant claims were not adjudicated on the

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

No. 00-20687 -2- merits in state habeas court, we review them de novo. See Nobles v. Johnson, 127 F.3d 409, 416 (5th Cir. 1997).

TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 498.004(b) states that an inmate forfeits all good conduct time previously accrued upon revocation of parole or mandatory supervision. In addition, Obadele’s waiver of his parole revocation hearing encompassed his due process rights regarding his good-time credits because he was specifically informed that his good-time credits would be forfeited if his parole were revoked. See Boddie v. Connecticut, 401 U.S. 371, 378-79 (1971).

Accordingly, the district court’s denial of Obadele’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application is AFFIRMED.