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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. 14-20495

Summary Calendar

ERNEST D. NEWMAN,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL 

JUSTICE; DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL 

JUSTICE – CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION; CHAPLAIN 

MARTIN, Chaplain of the Powledge Unit; WARDEN WHIET, Warden of the 

Powledge Unit; ASSISTANT WARDEN AULT, Assistant Warden of the 

Powledge Unit,

Defendants-Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:14-CV-2036

Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Ernest D. Newman, Texas prisoner # 1892170, appeals the dismissal of 

his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint as barred by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Newman 

 

* 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. UST47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

July 7, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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argues that the dismissal was improper because he was not proceeding in 

forma pauperis.

It is unclear from the record whether the district court knew that 

Newman had taken steps to obtain the filing fee from the Inmate Trust Fund. 

It is also unclear whether the district court received those funds. Accordingly, 

the case is REMANDED for the limited purpose of permitting the district court 

to determine whether the filing fee was paid. Upon ruling, the district court 

shall return the case to this court for dismissal or further proceedings, as may 

be appropriate.

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