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Parties Involved:
Todd Barrere
Appellee
Donald Johnson
Appellee
Kenneth Spradley
Appellant
Craig White
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-30042

Summary Calendar

KENNETH SPRADLEY,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

TODD BARRERE; DONALD JOHNSON; CRAIG WHITE,

Defendants-Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Louisiana

USDC No. 3:15-CV-653

Before JONES, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Kenneth Spradley, Louisiana prisoner # 101526, appeals the district 

court’s dismissal without prejudice of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failing 

to comply with the court’s order to pay the filing fee. The district court 

determined that Spradley was barred from proceeding in forma pauperis, 

pursuant to the three-strikes provision of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), and ordered 

 

* 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

October 19, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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Spradley to pay the filing fee within 21 days of the court’s order. Spradley 

did not comply.

We review a district court’s dismissal of an action for failure to prosecute 

or for failure to comply with any court order for abuse of discretion. 

McCullough v. Lynaugh, 835 F.2d 1126, 1127 (5th Cir. 1988). Spradley does 

not challenge the district court’s conclusion that he failed to comply with the 

court’s order to pay the initial filing fee. By failing to brief any argument 

challenging the district court’s reason for dismissal, Spradley has abandoned 

the issue. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993); 

Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 

1987). Thus, he has not shown that the district court abused its discretion in 

dismissing his action without prejudice. See McCullough, 835 F.2d at 1127.

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. All outstanding 

motions are DENIED.

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