Shahram Shakouri v. Glen Whitfield

Shahram Shakouri appeals the district court's denial of his motion to remand and the dismissal of his claims. We affirm.

I

Shakouri sued eleven individuals associated with the Texas prison system, alleging that they violated his rights under the First, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution as well as the Texas Constitution and a Texas statute. Shakouri's claims are based on repercussions that he asserts he endured because of his religiously motivated decision not to participate in an unpaid prison work program. According to Shakouri, those repercussions…