Harrison v. LA Dept of Corrections

Case: 21-30522 Document: 00516254125 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/25/2022

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 21-30522 March 25, 2022 Summary Calendar

Lyle W. Cayce Clerk John Harrison,

Plaintiff—Appellant, versus

Louisiana Department of Corrections; James M.

LeBlanc, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Defendants—Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana USDC No. 3:21-CV-273

Before Barksdale, Costa, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:*

John Harrison, Louisiana prisoner # 124940 and proceeding pro se, appeals the dismissal without prejudice of his action seeking relief under 42

Case: 21-30522 Document: 00516254125 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/25/2022

No. 21-30522

U.S.C. § 1983. The dismissal was based on Harrison’s failure to follow the court’s order to, inter alia, correct deficiencies in his complaint.

Harrison’s brief on appeal, however, addresses only the merits of his claim, rather than the court’s reason for dismissing his action. Accordingly, he has abandoned any challenge to the court’s judgment. E.g., Brinkmann v. Dallas Cnty. Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987) (noting our court “will not raise and discuss legal issues that [appellant] has failed to assert”).

AFFIRMED.