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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 

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FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

March 11, 2010

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

ROBERT E. COTNER, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

STATE OF OKLAHOMA; RON

ANDERSON, Attorney; JUSTIN JONES,

Director, ODOC; DYANNA PRICE;

OKLAHOMA BOARD OF

CORRECTIONS; PAROLE BOARD;

STATE COURTS; and GENESE

MCCOY, 

 Defendants - Appellees.

No. 10-6004

(D.C. No. 5:09-CV-00239-HE)

(W.D. Okla.)

ORDER

Appellant-Plaintiff Robert Cotner seeks to appeal the district court’s December 14,

2009 and December 23, 2009 Orders. However, Plaintiff is under filing restrictions in

this circuit. See Cotner v. Boone, 48 F. App’x 287, 290, 2002 WL 31045393, at *3 (10th

Cir. Sept. 13, 2002). Per these restrictions, Plaintiff can not proceed pro se in this court

unless he first obtains leave to do so.

In a February 11, 2010 Order, this court directed Plaintiff Cotner to follow the

required procedures set forth by this court in Cotner v. Boone for obtaining leave to

proceed pro se. The February order advised Plaintiff that failure to fully comply with the

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order would result in immediate dismissal of this appeal, without further notice, for

failure to prosecute. 

In response to the February order, Plaintiff submitted a document entitled “motion

to correct record and stay,” which the court has construed as a petition for leave to

proceed pro se. This petition, however, in not in compliance with the court’s 2002 order

imposing filing restrictions. See Cotner, 48 F. App’x at 290. 

Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED for failure to prosecute. See 10th Cir. R.

42.1. The motion to correct record and stay is DENIED.

The mandate shall issue forthwith.

Entered for the Court,

Elisabeth A. Shumaker, Clerk

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