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Brandon RICHARDSON, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. Brandon BELOTE; William Stephens; Eileen Kennedy; Gary Currie; Carole Monroe; Thaddeus Hunt; Saqued Salinas; Juan Trevino; Alberto Valdez; Dovie Bunch; Lannette Linthicum; Refugia Campos; Sonia Moron; Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Defendants—Appellees.
Brandon Richardson, Texas prisoner # 740705, has appealed the judgment dismissing his civil rights complaint following a jury trial. Richardson challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury's rejection of his claims that the defendants acted with deliberate indifference to his serious medical condition and used excessive force against him during a use-of-force incident. He also challenges the district court's evidentiary rulings, and he asserts that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance.
As the appellant, Richardson is responsible for supporting his appellate issues with pertinent transcripts of proceedings in the district court, and he has failed to do so. Fed. R. App. P. 10(b)(1)(A), (2); Richardson v. Henry, 902 F.2d 414, 415-16 (5th Cir. 1990). Richardson's unsupported appellate issues are subject to dismissal. See Richardson, 902 F.2d at 416. The asserted errors by counsel do not present an appealable issue in this civil case. See Sanchez v. U.S. Postal Serv., 785 F.2d 1236, 1237 (5th Cir. 1986).
The appeal is DISMISSED.
FOOTNOTES
Per Curiam:* FN* Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4.
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Docket No: No. 19-40282
Decided: March 09, 2021
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
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