Joseph Young v. Harris County Mental Health, et al, No. 14-20268 (5th Cir. 2014)

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Case: 14-20268 Document: 00512785019 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/29/2014 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 14-20268 Summary Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 29, 2014 JOSEPH YOUNG, Plaintiff - Appellant v. Lyle W. Cayce Clerk HARRIS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH; HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY; HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT; SCHNEE, Dr. and Staff, Defendants - Appellees Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:13-CV-1875 Before KING, JOLLY, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The district court dismissed Young s complaint on the grounds that (1) Young failed to effect proper service of process upon the defendants within the requisite time period, despite having been given extensions of time to do so, and (2) it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because Young failed to set forth facts establishing that the court had either federal question or diversity 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. * Case: 14-20268 Document: 00512785019 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/29/2014 No. 14-20268 jurisdiction over his lawsuit. Young s opening brief contains no cognizable issues for review and attaches irrelevant exhibits from outside the record. His reply brief likewise fails to address, in a comprehensible manner, the basis for the district court s dismissal of his complaint. Based on our review of the record, the district court did not err. We therefore AFFIRM the judgment of the district court. Young s motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED. 2

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