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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

February 24, 2017

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

TENTH CIRCUIT

JACQUES PIERRE WARD,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

DENVER SHERIFF DEPARTMENT;

OFFICER D. SWAN,

Defendants - Appellees.

No. 16-1294

(D.C. No. 1:15-CV-02565-LTB)

(D. Colo.)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT*

Before KELLY, HOLMES, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.**

Plaintiff-Appellant Jacques Pierre Ward, a state inmate appearing pro se,

seeks to appeal from the district court’s dismissal without prejudice of his

“Petition for Injunctive Relief Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.” Our jurisdiction

arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We deny Mr. Ward’s motion to proceed IFP and

dismiss the appeal.

*

 This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the

doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited,

however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th

Cir. R. 32.1.

** After examining the briefs and the appellate record, this three-judge

panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not be of material

assistance in the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 10th

Cir. R. 34.1(G). The cause is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

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On November 23, 2015, Mr. Ward filed a petition for injunctive relief in

federal district court, seeking an order “enjoining Denver Sheriff Department

officers from hindering and obstructing [his] efforts to access the [c]ourts.” 1 R.

5. Two days later, the district court directed Mr. Ward to cure deficiencies with

his filing and to use the court-approved forms to comply with 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 

Id. at 8–9. After granting multiple requests for extensions of time, on June 15,

2016, the district court dismissed without prejudice Mr. Ward’s case for failure to

comply with the court order and file an operative pleading. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b);

1 R. 136–40. The court also warned Mr. Ward that he was very close to obtaining

a third strike under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), based on his two prior strikes for filing

legally frivolous suits and failing to comply with pleading requirements. 1 R.

138.

In his brief, Mr. Ward contends that he could not comply with the district

court’s order because he was having difficulty accessing his mail and

photocopying services while incarcerated. Aplt. Br. at 16. But between

November 23, 2015, and June 15, 2016, Mr. Ward filed some 13 motions, letters,

or affidavits with the district court. We agree with the district court’s conclusion

on this point: “[i]n light of the numerous filings [Mr. Ward] has submitted to the

Court over the past six months in lieu of filing a Prisoner Complaint as directed,

the Court finds that this allegation is insufficient to excuse [Mr. Ward]’s repeated

failure to comply with Court Orders.” 1 R. 138.

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Accordingly, we DENY Mr. Ward’s motion to proceed IFP for want of a

“reasoned, nonfrivolous argument on the law and facts in support of the issues

raised on appeal,” McIntosh v. U.S. Parole Comm’n, 115 F.3d 809, 812 (10th Cir.

1997) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted), and order immediate

payment of any unpaid balance of the appellate filing fee. We DISMISS the

appeal as frivolous, resulting in two strikes being imposed under 28 U.S.C. §

1915(g). See Jennings v. Natrona Cty. Det. Ctr. Med. Facility, 175 F.3d 775,

780–81 (10th Cir. 1999), overruled on other grounds by Coleman v. Tollefson,

135 S. Ct. 1759, 1763 (2015). All pending motions and requests are DENIED. 

Entered for the Court

Paul J. Kelly, Jr.

Circuit Judge

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