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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 

 

 No. 96-20516 

 Conference Calendar 

 

DONALD RAY McCRAY, 

Plaintiff-Appellant, 

versus 

ROBERT LOWER, 

Defendant-Appellee. 

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 Appeal from the United States District Court 

 for the Southern District of Texas 

 USDC No. CA-H-95-5710 

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 August 21, 1996 

Before KING, DUHÉ, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:*

* Pursuant to Local Rule 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except 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 Local Rule 47.5.4. 

Donald Ray McCray, # 620694, appeals from the district court’s 

dismissal of his in forma pauperis complaint as frivolous pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d), the relevant portion of which has since been 

redesignated as § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) by § 804 of the Prison Litigation 

Reform Act, Pub. L. No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (1996). We have 

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reviewed the record and McCray’s brief and find no abuse of 

discretion. Because McCray’s complaint lacks an arguable basis in 

law, his appeal is frivolous. See Ancar v. Sara Plasma, Inc., 964 

F.2d 465, 468 (5th Cir. 1992). Because the appeal is frivolous, 

it is DISMISSED. 5th Cir. R. 42.2. McCray’s motion for deposition 

testimony is DENIED. 

 This court previously cautioned McCray that he risked the 

imposition of sanctions if he continued to file meritless complaints 

and cautioned him to review any pending appeals to avoid the 

imposition of sanctions. See McCray v. Stripling, No. 96-10554 

(July 2, 1996); McCray v. Fish, No. 95-10451 (June 5, 1995). 

Accordingly, McCray is BARRED from filing any pro se, in forma 

pauperis, civil appeal in this court, or any pro se, in forma 

pauperis, initial civil pleading in any court which is subject to 

this court's jurisdiction, without the advance written permission 

of a judge of the forum court; the clerk of this court and the clerks 

of all federal district courts in this Circuit are directed to return 

to McCray, unfiled, any attempted submission inconsistent with this 

bar. 

 APPEAL DISMISSED. MOTION DENIED. SANCTIONS IMPOSED. 

Case: 96-20516 Document: 00516153042 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/21/1996