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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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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 12-40145

Summary Calendar

DAVID RASHEED ALI,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

NATHANIEL QUARTERMAN; RICK THALER, DIRECTOR, TEXAS

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

DIVISION,

Defendants-Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Texas

USDC No. 9:09-CV-52

Before SMITH, PRADO, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

David Rasheed Ali, Texas prisoner # 1077767, appeals from the district

court’s denial of the motion for temporary restraining order that he filed in this

civil rights action. He also moves this court for an expedited appeal or,

alternatively, for the appointment of counsel.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

January 4, 2013

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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.

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This court must examine the basis of its jurisdiction sua sponte if

necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). Because Ali seeks

to appeal the denial of a temporary restraining order, we lack jurisdiction to

entertain the appeal. See Faulder v. Johnson, 178 F.3d 741, 742 (5th Cir. 1999);

In re Lieb, 915 F.2d 180, 183 (5th Cir. 1990).

The district court is reminded of this court’s prior directive that, on

remand, it should reexamine Ali’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief, filed

in March 2009, as that motion concerns his claim challenging, pursuant to the

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, the grooming

policy of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. See Ali v. Quarterman, 434

F. App’x 322, 326 (5th Cir. 2011).

APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTION DENIED.

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