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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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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS F I L .L .0 

United States ~ rt (?f Appeal£ 

TENTH CIRCUIT 

WILLIAM FRANK SCHLICHER, 

Plaintiff-Appellant, 

v. 

BRUCE C. HENDRICK, LYNDON APPEL, 

MARTIN GUTIERREZ, CAPTAIN HENDRICKS, 

DAN WHITE, MICHAEL NELSON, RAYMOND 

ROBERTS, 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

Tenth C:rl!utt 

DEC 1 5 1992 

ROBERT L. HOECKER 

Clerk 

No. 92-3229 

(D.C. No. 92-CV-3180) 

(D. Kansas) 

Before LOGAN, BARRETT and EBEL, Circuit Judges. 

This matter is before the court on plaintiff William Frank 

Schlicher's motion for leave to proceed on appeal without payment 

of costs or fees . 

In order to succeed on his motion, plaintiff must show both a 

financial inability to pay the required filing f ees and the existence of a reasoned, nonfrivolous argument on the law and facts in 

support of the issues raised on appeal . See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (a ) ; 

Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438 (1962); Ragan v. Cox, 305 

F.2d 58 (10th Cir. 1962 ) . 

* This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall not 

be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, except 

for purposes of establishing the doctrines o f the law of the case , 

res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir. R. 36.3. 

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The district court dismissed plaintiff's complaint under 28 

U. S.C. § 1915 (d ) . We have reviewed the entire record and conclude 

plaintiff's allegations in his complaint, which include claims of 

inadequate appointed counsel, conspiracy to improperly retain 

plaintiff in a punitive housing unit, concealing legal mail, and 

retaliation, are wholly without merit. The allegations regarding 

the adequacy of appointed counsel allege at most a delay or interruption in communication. The allegations regarding interference 

with legal mail are similarly without substance. No showing is 

made as to how plaintiff was harmed by the delay. Plaintiff's own 

filing illustrates how he became housed in the punitive unit and 

that prison administration was responsive to his inquiries in that 

regard. None of this treatment , even if it occurred, is actionable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Thus, we can only conclude the district court properly dismissed plaintiff's complaint before service of process. Hall v. Bellmen, 935 F . 2d 1106 (10th Cir. 1991) . 

Although the statute provides a mechanism for the impoverished 

plaintiff to obtain ready access to the courts, § 1915 (d) also 

provides for prompt dismissal of abusive litigation. Neitzke v. 

Williams, 490 U. S. 319, 324 (1989). Our review reveals neither 

factual allegations nor legal theories that might arguably support 

a basis for relief. Neitzke, 490 U.S. at 325. 

We conclude that plaintiff can make no rational argument on 

the law or facts in support of the issues raised on appeal. 

Therefore, the motion for leave to proceed on appeal without pre -

payment of costs or fees is denied. The appeal is dismissed. 

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The mandate shall issue forthwith . 

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Entered for the Court 

James K. Logan 

Circuit Judge 

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