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Parties Involved:
Anderson Brandon
Appellee
Jimmy Diaz
Appellant
Jesse Garza
Appellee
Mark Wicker
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-40292

Summary Calendar

JIMMY DIAZ,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

POLICE CHIEF MARK WICKER; OFFICER ANDERSON BRANDON; 

SERGEANT JESSE GARZA,

Defendants-Appellees

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 3:11-CV-545

Before PRADO, OWEN, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Jimmy Diaz, Texas prisoner # 1737301, appeals the dismissal of his 42 

U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. The district court dismissed Diaz’s § 1983 complaint 

with prejudice as barred by the three-strikes provision in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).

Diaz does not address in his opening brief whether the district court 

erred in dismissing his complaint pursuant to § 1915(g). Even if we construe 

* 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

March 27, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 

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his pleading entitled “Affidavit Relating To Previous Filings” as a timely filed 

reply brief, this does not help Diaz. Although we ordinarily do not consider 

arguments raised for the first time in a reply brief, see United States v. 

Transocean Deepwater Drilling, Inc., 767 F.3d 485, 492 (5th Cir. 2014), we have 

done so in the instant case in light of Diaz’s pro se status and in the interests 

of justice. Diaz’s arguments do not show that the district court erred in 

imposing the § 1915(g) bar and dismissing his complaint. 

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. Diaz’s motion for 

appointment of counsel is DENIED. See Jackson v. Dallas Police Dep’t, 811 

F.2d 260, 261 (5th Cir. 1986).

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