Case Name: Charles Clay WARNER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Zelda G. GLASS, Individual Capacity; Dirk Gray, Individual Capacity; Frank Warner, Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division Company Departments, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-11-30
Citations: 114 F. App'x 151
Docket Number: No. 04-40297
Parties: Charles Clay WARNER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Zelda G. GLASS, Individual Capacity; Dirk Gray, Individual Capacity; Frank Warner, Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division Company Departments, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before GARZA, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 114
Pages: 151–152

Head Matter:
Charles Clay WARNER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Zelda G. GLASS, Individual Capacity; Dirk Gray, Individual Capacity; Frank Warner, Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division Company Departments, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 04-40297.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 30, 2004.
Charles Clay Warner, Jr, Iowa Park, TX, pro se.
Before GARZA, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Charles Clay Warner, Jr., Texas state prisoner # 502362, appeals the district court's dismissal without prejudice of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to pay the partial filing fee assessed by the magistrate judge. Warner argues that the district court abused its discretion in dismissing the complaint because the prison custodian of his trust account failed to perform its obligation to make the payment. He further argues that the district court did not give him an adequate opportunity to comply with the requirement.
Although the district court dismissed Warner's suit without prejudice, he is effectively barred from refiling by the two-year statute of limitations. See Burrell v. Newsome, 883 F.2d 416, 418 (5th Cir.1989).
The record does not show that Warner's failure was the result of contumacious behavior or an attempt to delay the proceedings. See McNeal v. Papsan, 842 F.2d 787, 790-92 (5th Cir.1988). The record also does not show that the court considered lesser sanctions before dismissing Warner's lawsuit. See Long v. Simmons, 77 F.3d 878, 880 (5th Cir.1996).
The judgment of the district court dismissing Warner's complaint is VACATED, and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings. Warner is cautioned that this opinion does not excuse him from compliance with the orders issued by the district court if the court elects to reinstate those orders upon remand. Warner is further cautioned that a failure to comply with the district court's orders in the future may result in dismissal of his lawsuit.
VACATED AND REMANDED.
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.