Legal Opinion
Brewster v. Dretke
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 2009No. 08-40685PublishedCited by 604 opinions
1Per curiam
James Earl Brewster (“Brewster”), a Texas inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his § 1983 action. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
In his complaint, Brewster alleges that, during a shake-down of his cell, prison officials verbally abused him and confiscated his spare glass eye, a bottle of wite-out, and a Georgetown Law Journal volume borrowed from a fellow inmate. The district judge asked Brewster to submit a more definite statement of his allegations, and he complied. The district court then dismissed…
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