FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

February 14, 2011

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

ANTONE L. KNOX,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

DEBRA ALDRIDGE, D & E Unit

Manager, OSP; AMY THOMAS,

D Unit Case Manager, OSP; BRIAN

HOLDEN, D Unit Mental Health

Officer, OSP; BRUCE H. WHITE,

D & H Unit Health Officer, OSP;

TROY MONKS, D Unit Mental Health

Officer, OSP; DONNA BOND, Private

Re-entry Coordinator, OSP; CRYSTA

PINK-ROBERTS, Credit Units

Manager, OSP; CHRIS ETCHISON,

D Unit Security Manager, OSP;

TRACY DAVIS, H Unit Manager,

OSP; WILLIAM TAYLOR, A Unit

Manager, OSP; DARRELL WILSON,

F Cellhouse Unit Manager, OSP;

ARTHUR F. WOODMORE, E Unit

Case Manager, Mental Health

Department, OSP; ROBERT B.

WATKINS, Law Library Officer,

OSP; JACK POGUE, D & E Unit Shift

Lieutenant, OSP; PATTI SANTINE,

D & E Mental Health Nurse, OSP;

MEREDITH HARRIS, A Unit Case

Manager, OSP; JESSICA SMITH,

Unit Case Manager; CONNIE

TAYLOR, Private R.N., OSP;

CRISTA KAMPAS, Medical Service

Nurse Manager, OSP; SHONDA

KELLEY-CARNEY, D Unit Mental

No. 10-7035

(D.C. No. 6:10-CV-00044-JHP-SPS)

(E.D. Okla.)
-2-

Health C.O. Sergeant; DALE

CANTRELL, Disciplinary Officer,

OSP; RANDALL G. WORKMAN,

Warden, OSP; JUSTIN JONES,

Director, ODOC; SANDRA ESTES,

Administrative Assistant, OSP;

DEBBIE MORTON, Director

Designee, ODOC; TERRY

CRENSHAW, Warden Assistant, OSP;

LINDA MORGAN, Deputy Warden,

OSP; BOBBY BOONE, Eastern

Region Deputy Director, ODOC;

AMANDA WORKMAN, Dental

Assistant, OSP; WAYNE SOCKEY,

Dentist, OSP; K. MORDECAI, D Unit

Mental Health C.O. Corporal;

P. NICKELS, Medical Services, OSP;

EDWARD WORKMAN, D Unit

Mental Health; N. HELDERMON,

D Unit Mental Health Cadet, OSP;

J. MOORE HELDERMON, D Unit

Mental Health Cadet, OSP; DAVID

ORMAN, Post Office Supervisor,

OSP; DEDMON, Security Manager,

OSP; CARRIE HANSLEY, D, E, & H

Unit Shift Lieutenant, OSP; EMMA

WATTS, Warden, JBCC; MIKE

OAKLEY, Deputy Director of Legal

Service, ODOC; JOHNNY BLEVINS,

Administrator, ODOC; LISA E.

ENDRES, Assistant Attorney General,

Oklahoma; JILL TSIAKILOS,

Assistant Attorney General,

Oklahoma; KIM RUTTER, Assistant

Attorney General, Oklahoma;

KINDANNE C. JONES, Assistant

Attorney General, Oklahoma; DREW

EDMONDSON, Attorney General,

Oklahoma; MELISSA BRIGGS,

U.S. Department of Justice;

RICHARD FARBER, U.S. Department
* After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined

unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of

this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is

therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is

not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata,

and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value

consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.

-3-

of Justice; ERIC HOLDER, Attorney

General; SHELDON SPERLING,

U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of

Oklahoma; BARACK OBAMA,

U.S. President; HILLARY CLINTON,

U.S. Secretary of State; MARY

FALLIN, U.S. Representative,

Oklahoma; OPRAH WINFREY;

MARTHA STEWART; BRAD

HENRY, Governor, Oklahoma;

ROBERT MUELLER, Director, FBI;

JAMES FINCH, Special Agent, FBI;

STEVEN P. SHREDER, U.S.

Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of

Oklahoma; RONALD A. WHITE,

District Director, District Judge,

Eastern District of Oklahoma; JAMES

D. BLAND, Pittsburg County; D.C.

CIRCUIT JUDGES, Nine Unknown

DC Circuit Judges; TENTH CIRCUIT

COURT JUDGES; JOHN WILLIAM

LOYD, U.S. Marshal; NANCY

PELOSI, Speaker of the House of

Representatives; JOSEPH BIDEN,

U.S. Vice President,

Defendants-Appellees.

ORDER AND JUDGMENT*
-4-

Before O’BRIEN, ANDERSON, and TACHA, Circuit Judges.

Antone L. Knox, a pro se inmate from Oklahoma, appeals the dismissal of

his civil rights action as frivolous and malicious under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). 

In a 371-page complaint, Mr. Knox named numerous defendants, including

President Obama, Vice-President Biden, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, and

scores of other individuals, alleging they conspired to interfere with his civil

rights and retaliate for initiating other litigation. He also claimed they obstructed

his access to the courts by way of force, threats, intimidation, and attempted

murder, while judges, attorneys, FBI agents, and the President ignored his plight.

The district court dismissed the matter under § 1915A(b)(1), which

authorizes dismissal of frivolous or malicious actions. In screening the

complaint, the court observed that Mr. Knox requested, among other things:

Due process be render [sic] & the submission of the physical

evidence of the Holiday card (not copies) be provided & the stamp

[sic] envelope that the card was in or dismiss/expunged misconduct

report & etc. for the destruction of this evidence & urgently request

a [sic] evidentiary hearing on these grounds etc. & injunction &

T.R.O. hearings urgently.

R. Vol. 1 at 112. Affording Mr. Knox’s pro se materials a liberal construction,

see Van Deelen v. Johnson, 497 F.3d 1151, 1153 n.1 (10th Cir. 2007), the court

ruled that his claims against judges, elected officials, and celebrities, who could

not be connected to the alleged civil rights violations, were frivolous and

malicious. 
-5-

On appeal, Mr. Knox advances no reasoned argument why the district court

erred in dismissing the complaint. Instead, he offers an array of nearly

incomprehensible statements, which appear to repeat the complaint’s allegations,

and summarily concludes that dismissal was improper. To the extent Mr. Knox

challenges the dismissal of his action under § 1915A(b)(1), we affirm the district

court’s judgment. The court recognized that Mr. Knox’s prolix complaint failed

to properly connect high-ranking officials and celebrities to the alleged violations,

and that Mr. Knox’s claims were frivolous and malicious. As for this appeal,

Mr. Knox’s failure to proffer any coherent, reasoned argument renders this matter

frivolous. See Ford v. Pryor, 552 F.3d 1174, 1180 (10th Cir. 2008) (“An appeal

is frivolous when the result is obvious or the appellant’s arguments of error are

wholly without merit.” (quotation omitted)). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal

and deny Mr. Knox’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) (“the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court

determines that . . . the action or appeal is frivolous or malicious”). Mr. Knox

and/or his custodian are directed to immediately remit the entire outstanding

balance of his appellate filing fee to the clerk of the district court. See Kinnel v.

Graves, 265 F.3d 1125, 1129 (10th Cir. 2001) (dismissal of appeal does not

relieve a party from the responsibility to pay the appellate filing fee). If payment

cannot be made in full, partial payments shall continue until the entire appellate

fee is paid. 
-6-

Finally, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), one strike shall be assessed

against Mr. Knox for the district court’s dismissal under § 1915A. See Hafed v.

Fed. Bureau of Prisons, ___ F.3d ___, 2011 WL 338417, at *2 (Feb. 4, 2011). 

Subject to the time parameters set forth in Hafed, the dismissal of this appeal

shall count as a second strike against Mr. Knox. See id. (discussing time when

strike ripens and may be counted against prisoner).

Entered for the Court

Deanell Reece Tacha

Circuit Judge