Wilkins v. Hastings

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
June 24, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-41299
Conference Calendar
JERRY LYNN WILKINS,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
SUZANNE R. HASTINGS, Warden
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:02-CV-15
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Before DeMOSS, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jerry Lynn Wilkins, a federal prisoner (# 27842-077), filed
a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 seeking to challenge his 1997
convictions for uttering counterfeited securities, possession of
false papers to defraud the United States, mail fraud, and aiding
and abetting. The district court dismissed Wilkins’s petition
without prejudice due to his failure to comply with a court
order that he replead his petition with more specificity.

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No. 02-41299
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Wilkins filed this appeal challenging the district court’s
dismissal of his petition.
On appeal, Wilkins argues only the propriety of the court
order requiring him to replead his petition. His failure to
brief the noncompliance-with-a-court-order issue, the basis of
the dismissal of his habeas petition, is the same as if he had
not appealed the judgment. See Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy
Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987). Accordingly,
the appeal is without arguable merit, and we dismiss the
appeal as frivolous. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20
(5th Cir. 1983); 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.
APPEAL DISMISSED AS FRIVOLOUS.

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