Abie Wolf v. Judy Robbins, No. 17-50175 (5th Cir. 2017)

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Case: 17-50175 Document: 00514140461 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/01/2017 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 17-50175 Summary Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 1, 2017 IN RE: ABIE WOLF, Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Debtor ABIE WOLF, Appellant v. JUDY A. ROBBINS, As United States Trustee, Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:16-CV-454 Before WIENER, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Abie Wolf appeals the district court’s dismissal of his appeal from the decision of a bankruptcy court. The district court dismissed Wolf’s appeal pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8003(a)(2) based on his 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 17-50175 Document: 00514140461 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/01/2017 No. 17-50175 failure to timely file a brief. Wolf does not address this issue in his briefing before this court. “Although we liberally construe the briefs of pro se appellants, we also require that arguments must be briefed to be preserved.” Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 225 (5th Cir. 1993) (quoting Price v. Digital Equip. Corp., 846 F.2d 1026, 1028 (5th Cir. 1988)). Wolf has abandoned any arguments regarding the district court’s dismissal of his bankruptcy appeal by failing to argue them in the body of his brief. See id. The district court’s dismissal is, therefore, AFFIRMED. Wolf’s motion to supplement is DENIED as moot. 2

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