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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED April 3, 2025 No. 24-20317 ____________ Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Benjamin LaCount, II, Plaintiff—Appellant, versus Texas A & M University, Defendant—Appellee. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:24-CV-1087 ______________________________ Before Graves, Engelhardt, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Benjamin LaCount, II filed an action in the district court of the Southern District of Texas asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, §§ 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) against Texas A&M University. Texas A&M moved for dismissal, which the district court granted on June 20, 2024.

LaCount’s motion for reconsideration was denied. He subsequently _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

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appealed the district court’s dismissal of his ADA and RA claims. 1 Having considered this appeal on the basis of the briefs, record, and the applicable law in this matter, we AFFIRM.

_____________________ To the extent that LaCount may be asserting a claim under 28 C.F.R. § 35.130(b)(8), we decline to consider this issue raised for the first time on appeal. See Hogue v. United Olympic Life Ins. Co., 39 F.3d 98, 102 (5th Cir. 1994).