Case Name: Kenneth SPRADLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. O. Kent ANDREWS, Tommy Davis, Buck Duplechain, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-06-21
Citations: 134 F. App'x 735
Docket Number: No. 04-30803
Parties: Kenneth SPRADLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. O. Kent ANDREWS, Tommy Davis, Buck Duplechain, DefendantsAppellees.
Judges: Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 134
Pages: 735–736

Head Matter:
Kenneth SPRADLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. O. Kent ANDREWS, Tommy Davis, Buck Duplechain, DefendantsAppellees.
No. 04-30803.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided June 21, 2005.
Kenneth Spradley, Cottonport, LA, pro se.
Samuel Bryan Gabb, Lundy & Davis, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Kenneth Spradley (Spradley), Louisiana prisoner # 101526, appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of the defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action claiming that he suffered injuries as a result of excessive force by prison officials. On appeal, Spradley does not address any of the facts or issues asserted by the defendants in the motion for summary judgment. He fails to challenge the decision of the district court in granting the motion.
Although pro se briefs are afforded liberal construction, Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520, 92 S.Ct. 594, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972), arguments must be briefed to be preserved. Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir.1993). Because Spradley failed to brief any of the issues raised in the granting of the defendants' motion for summary judgment, he has abandoned any issues before this court. Hughes v. Johnson, 191 F.3d 607, 612-13 (5th Cir.1999). Spradley's appeal is without arguable merit and, therefore, is DISMISSED as frivolous. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 220 (5th Cir.1983); 5th Cir. R. 42.2.
Spradley previously filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action which was dismissed by the district court as frivolous. Spradley v. Batiste, No. 96-22-B-1 (M.D.La. Jan. 31, 1996). The dismissal of the prior § 1983 action and the dismissal of the instant appeal as frivolous count as two strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). See Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 385-87 (5th Cir.1996). Spradley is cautioned that once he accumulates three strikes, he will not be able to proceed in forma pauperis in any civil action or appeal filed while he is incarcerated or detained in any facility unless he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTION WARNING ISSUED.
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.