Chavanel v. LeBlanc, et al

* 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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
October 30, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-30069
Summary Calendar
JASON CHAVANEL; ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
JASON CHAVANEL,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JAMES LEBLANC; JAMES FELKER; STEVEN THOMAS; JODY BENDILY; KENNETH
HUTCHINSON; RAY SCHEXNAYDER; LINDA RAMSAY; RICHARD STALDER,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Louisiana
(3:04-CV-749)
Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jason Chavanel, Louisiana prisoner # 407939, appeals, pro se,
the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure both to
state a claim upon which relief can be granted and to exhaust
administrative remedies. Although he renews the allegations of his
complaint, Chavanel does not challenge the district court’s

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conclusion that his claims were barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512
U.S. 477 (1994), expiration of the limitations period, failure to
state a claim upon which relief may be granted, and failure to
exhaust administrative remedies.
By failing to brief any argument challenging the district
court’s reasons for dismissal, Chavanel has abandoned those issues.
See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993);
Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748
(5th Cir. 1987).
Chavanel contends that the district court erred in declining
to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over his state-law claims.
Because the district court dismissed Chavanel’s federal claims, the
dismissal without prejudice of the state-law claims was not an
abuse of discretion. E.g., Bass v. Parkwood Hosp., 180 F.3d 234,
246 (5th Cir. 1999).
AFFIRMED

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