Case Name: Shirley Ann CHARLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. D. COCKRELL; S. Nance; Kelly Ward, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-10-05
Citations: 202 F. App'x 48
Docket Number: No. 05-51316
Parties: Shirley Ann CHARLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. D. COCKRELL; S. Nance; Kelly Ward, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before SMITH, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 202
Pages: 48–49

Head Matter:
Shirley Ann CHARLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. D. COCKRELL; S. Nance; Kelly Ward, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 05-51316
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 5, 2006.
Shirley A. Charles, Gatesville, TX, pro se.
Before SMITH, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Shirley Charles, a Texas inmate, appeals the dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Charles's claims surrounding her disciplinary conviction for extortion are barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 486-87,114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994). See Edwards v. Balisok, 520 U.S. 641, 643-48, 117 S.Ct. 1584, 137 L.Ed.2d 906 (1997). Charles's case is distinguishable from Muhammad v. Close, 540 U.S. 749, 754, 124 S.Ct. 1303, 158 L.Ed.2d 32 (2004), insofar as she asked the district court to expunge the extortion disciplinary conviction from her record. Moreover, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Charles relief from its judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e). See Fletcher v. Apfel, 210 F.3d 510, 512 (5th Cir.2000); Jacquez v. Procunier, 801 F.2d 789, 793 (5th Cir.1986). Finally, Charles fails to state a claim for retaliation, because she has neither supplied evidence of motivation nor adequately alleged a chronology of events that would allow a plausible inference of retaliation. See Tighe v. Wall, 100 F.3d 41, 42 (5th Cir.1996).
Charles's appeal is without merit and is frivolous. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir.1983). It is therefore dismissed. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2. The instant appeal was pending when this court imposed a 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) three-strikes bar against Charles. See Charles v. Nance, 186 Fed.Appx. 494 (5th Cir.2006). That bar remains in effect as to civil actions and appeals filed in forma pauperis. Although Charles has paid the filing fees in this case, she is warned that the future filing of frivolous appeals in this court may result in additional sanctions, which may include monetary penalties. See Goldgar v. Office of Admin., Executive Office of the President, 26 F.3d 32, 36 n. 3 (5th Cir.1994).
APPEAL DISMISSED; 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT; WARNED ABOUT MONETARY SANCTIONS.
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.