Legal Opinion

Bui Phu Xuan v. Fort Worth Star Telegram

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 6, 2008No. 07-11272UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiff Bui Phu Xuan (“Plaintiff”), currently serving ninety-nine years in state prison on a 1998 first degree murder conviction, appeals the district court’s judgment dismissing with prejudice his complaint filed in forma pauperis against defendant Fort Worth Star-Telegram (“Defendant” or the “Star-Telegram”) as frivolous and for failure to state a claim. We AFFIRM.

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Plaintiff originally filed suit in Texas state court on April 7, 2005, alleging libel, a state-law claim, against the Star-Telegram arising from the publication of two articles in the February 12 and 13, 2005,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  2. West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. In Re Katrina Canal Breaches LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  4. Geiger v. JowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  5. Berry v. BradyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999

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