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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Seante J. McKNIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 12-30240
    Summary Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Sept. 18, 2012.
    William James Quinlan, Jr., Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, Carol Loupe Michel, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Seante J. McKnight, Beaumont, TX, pro se.
    Before JOLLY, ELROD, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Seante J. McKnight, federal prisoner # 29722-034, moves in this court for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) in an appeal of the district court’s denial of his motion to compel performance of his plea agreement. He argues that the district court’s denial of his motion is in conflict with United States v. Roberts, 624 F.3d 241, 245-48 (5th Cir.2010); that the plain language of his plea agreement stipulated that his base offense level would be 30, with a three-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility, resulting in a total offense level of 27; that the Government breached the plea agreement that it would not seek a sentence enhancement under 21 U.S.C. § 851; and that the district court should have ordered the Government to comply with the terms of the plea agreement.

By moving for leave to proceed IFP on appeal, McKnight is challenging the district court’s certification that his appeal is not taken in good faith. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 (5th Cir.1997); Fed. R.App. P. 24(a)(5). McKnight has failed to demonstrate that his appeal from the district court’s denial of his motion involves legal points arguable on their merits. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 220 (5th Cir.1983). Accordingly, his motion for leave to proceed IFP on appeal is DENIED. Further, because it is apparent that an appeal would lack merit, the appeal is DISMISSED as frivolous. See Baugh, 117 F.3d at 202 & n. 24; 5th Cir. R. 42.2. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.