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affirming this Court's dismissal of Plaintiff's claim that a mail block infringed upon his constitutional rights
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No. 19-30272
03-12-2020
BRANDON S. LAVERGNE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. MICHAEL VAUGHN, Investigator Louisiana State Penitentiary; BRUCE DODD, Defendants-Appellees
Summary Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
USDC No. 3:16-CV-400 Before STEWART, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. --------
Brandon S. LaVergne, Louisiana prisoner # 424229, appeals from the rejection of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims against prison officials relating to a "mail block." Applying de novo review to the district court's orders granting motions to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, we affirm. See Magee v. Reed, 912 F.3d 820, 822 (5th Cir. 2019); McCreary v. Richardson, 738 F.3d 651, 654 (5th Cir. 2013).
First, LaVergne has not shown that the "mail block" violated clearly established law. See McCreary, 738 F.3d at 655-56. Accordingly, we are unpersuaded that the district court erred in granting summary judgment based on qualified immunity with respect to his constitutional challenges to the mail block. Second, contrary to LaVergne's assertion, the district court did address and dismiss his claim based on stolen mail and pictures. Third, LaVergne fails to demonstrate error in the district court's dismissal of his retaliation claim. See Brown v. Taylor, 911 F.3d 235, 245 (5th Cir. 2018).
AFFIRMED.