Michael Garrett v. William Stephens

PER CURIAM: *

Michael Garrett, Texas prisoner # 697364, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint as frivolous and for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915A and 1915(e)(2)(B). We review the dismissal de novo. See Geiger v. Jowers, 404 F.3d 371, 373 (5th Cir. 2005).

Garrett does not challenge the district court’s determination that the confiscation of his property was not cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. Therefore, that claim is abandoned. See Hughes v. Johnson, 191 F.3d 607, 613 (5th Cir. 1999).

Garrett claims that Candace Moore filed…