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### Ju n e15,2006 Elisab eth A. Shumaker C l erk of C ourt UNI TED S TATES CO URT O F AP PEALS

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P A U L J . H U N T IN G T O N , S R ., P lain tiff - A p p e llan t, v. CO OR AD O B OA RD OF PARO LE; A L L A N F. ST A N L E Y , C hai r m an; Cc u r t i s DE VI N, Vi c e Ch a i r ma n ; DON VAN P EL T, M e mb e r ; DR. RI CHARD A . M A R T IN E Z , M em b er, D efen dan t s - A pp el l ees. N o. 05- 1448 ( D . C ol or ado) ( D . C t . N o. 05- C V - 1299)

ORDE R DI S M I S S I NG F RI VOLOUS AP P EA L DE NY I NG INF O R M A PA U PER ISS TA TU S AND I M POS I NG S TRI KES B efor e HENR Y , B RI S CO E , and O’ BRI EN , C i rcui tJudg es.

A ft erexami ni ng the br i efs and appe l l at e r ecor d, t hi s panel has det erm i ned unani m ous l ythator al ar gum entw oul d notm at er i al l yas s i s tt he det erm i nat i on of th is a p p e a l. See F e d . R . A p p . P . 3 4 (a )(2 ); 1 0 th C ir. R . 3 4 .1 (G ). T h e c a se is th e re fo re o rd e re d su b m itt e d w ith o u t o ra l ar g u m e n t. A ft erexami ni ng the br i efs and appe l l at e r ecor d, t hi s panel has det erm i ned unani m ous l ythator al ar gum entw oul d notm at er i al l yas s i s tt he det erm i nat i on of th is a p p e a l. See F e d . R . A p p . P . 3 4 (a )(2 ); 1 0 th C ir. R . 3 4 .1 .9 (G ). T h e c a se is- 2-

th e re fo re o rd e re d su b m itt e d w ith o u t o ra l ar g u m e n t. P a u l J . Hu n t i n g t o n , S r . i s a n i n ma t e i n th e Co l o r a d o p r i s o n s y s t e m. He fi l ed a pro se 28 U . S. C . § 1983 compl ai ntagai ns tthe C ol or ado Par ol e B oar d and i t s m ember s al l egi ng vi ol at i on of hi s r i ght s underthe C ons t i tut i on of the U ni t ed St at es beca us e the B oar d: 1) deni ed par ol e i n 2002 and deferr ed r econs i der at i on of hi s appl i cat i on fort hr ee y ear s and 2) agai n deni ed par ol e i n 2005 and deferr ed re c o n sid e ra tio n o f

h is a p p lica tio n fo r fiv e y e a rs. H e c laim s h e is e n tit led to annual par ol e r econs i der at i on, notw i ths t andi ng curr entl aw , beca us e w hen he w as convi ct ed of f

i r s tdegr ee mur derC ol or ado r equi r ed annua l par ol e cons i der at i on forel i gi bl e pr i s oner s . H e w as perm i t t ed t o pr ocee d in fo rm a p a u p e ris i n the d istric t co u rt. T he di s tr i ctcourts cr eene d hi s compl ai ntas r equi r ed bys t atut e. 28 U . S . C . § 1 91 5(e) (2) (B ). Itdeterm i ned the co m plai nt t o b e l egall yfri vo l ou s, expl ai ned w hy , ci t i ng cas es , and di s m i s s ed i t . H unt i ngt on appea l ed, butthe di s tr i ctcourtdeni ed in fo rm a p a up e ris s t atus on appea l beca us e the appe al w as nott aken i n good fai th; he had “ nots how n the exi s t ence of a r eas oned, nonfr i vol ous ar gum enton the l aw and fa ct s i n s uppor tof the i s s ues r ai s ed on appe al . ” 2 8 U .S .C . § 1 9 1 5 (a )( 3 ). H unt i ngt on has her e made anotherr eques tt o pr ocee d in fo rm a p a u p e ris . W e have r evi ew ed hi s openi ng br i ef a nd cannotdi s cern a r eas oned, non- fr i vol ous a rg u m e n t o n th e law a n d fa c ts in su p p o rt o f th e iss u e s h e p u rp o rts to ra ise . H is- 3-

r e q u e s ti s d e n i e d a n d th i s f r i v o l o u s a p p e a l i s DI S M I S S E D. 2 8 U . S . C . § 1 9 1 5 (e)(2)(B ). H u n tin g to n is o rd e re d to im m e d ia te ly p a yth e f u ll a p p e lla te filin g fe e . K i nnel lv. G r aves , 265 F. 3d 1125, 1129 ( 10th C i r . 2001) ( di s m i s s al of an a ppeal d o es n o t r eli ev e a p p ell an t of o b li g ati o n to p ayap p ell ate fil ing fe e in f u ll ). H unt i ngt on has acc um ul at ed tw o s tr i kes , one i n the di s tr i ctcourtand one h e re . 2 8 U .S .C . § 1 9 1 5 (g ); Je n n in gs v . Na tro n a C o u n ty D e t. C tr. Me d . Fa c ili ty , 1 7 5 F .3 d 7 7 5 , 7 8 0 (1 0 th C ir . 1 9 9 9 ). Hu n t i n g t o n ’ s M o t i o n fo rE n tryo f De fa u l tJ u d g e me n ti s DE NI E D. E n ter ed b y th e C o u rt: T err ence L. O ’ B ri en U ni t ed St at es C i r cui tJ udge