Citizen vs. Bush, (5th Cir. 1996)
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* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 95-20954 Conference Calendar SAMUEL CITIZEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus GEORGE W. BUSH, Governor; WAYNE SCOTT, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. CA H 95-4441 August 22, 1996 Before KING, DUHÉ, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: * Texas prisoner Samuel Citizen, # 664839, appeals the district court's dismissal of his complaint seeking injunctive and monetary relief based on the implementation of an allegedly unconstitutional bill enacted by the Texas Legislature. Because Citizen alleges no actual injury, he lacks standing to invoke federal jurisdiction. See Lewis v. Casey , 116 S. Ct. 2174, 2179- 80 & n.1 (1996); Society of Separationists, Inc. v. Herman , 959 F.2d 1283, 1285 (5th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied , 113 S. Ct. 191 (1992).
APPEAL DISMISSED.
No. 95-20954
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