Deaton v. Veneman

*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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 02-60484
Summary Calendar
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JAMES W. DEATON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
ANN M. VENEMAN, SECRETARY,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGENCY,
Defendant - Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Mississippi
Lower Docket No. 1:01-CV-53-B-A
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January 6, 2003
Before JONES, STEWART, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
The pro se appellant challenges the district court’s
grant of summary judgment to the Agriculture Department in his suit

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brought for termination of employment. Deaton argues that he is
entitled to default judgment, that the district court judge should
have recused himself, and that the district court erred in granting
the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Because the appellant
does not cite any legal authority or comprehensible legal arguments
in support of his position, and his brief does not even grapple
with the issues of res judicata and collateral estoppel on which
the court based its decision, this court considers the challenges
abandoned for being inadequately briefed. L&A Contracting Co. v.
S. Concrete Servs., Inc., 17 F.3d 106, 113 (5th Cir. 1994); F.R.A.P.
28(a)(9)(A).
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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