Case Name: Anthony L. SUMMERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UP GIBSON, Officer; D. Doughty, Warden; UP Matthews, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-08-18
Citations: 105 F. App'x 605
Docket Number: No. 04-40101
Parties: Anthony L. SUMMERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UP GIBSON, Officer; D. Doughty, Warden; UP Matthews, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 105
Pages: 605–605

Head Matter:
Anthony L. SUMMERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UP GIBSON, Officer; D. Doughty, Warden; UP Matthews, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 04-40101.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Aug. 18, 2004.
Anthony L. Summers, Beaumont, TX, pro se.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Anthony L. Summers, Texas prisoner # 1130913, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action for failure to state a claim for failing to exhaust administrative remedies pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e. Summers argues that he filed his complaint in the district court without having exhausted the grievance procedures because of fear of what would happen to him, but he does not allege that he has been retaliated against for filing grievances or lawsuits. Summers stated in his complaint that he did not exhaust the grievance procedures at his institution. In his reply to the magistrate judge's report, he gave no explanation for his failure to exhaust and made no argument against the magistrate judge's recommendation of dismissal on that basis. The district court did not err in dismissing Summers's action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. See Days v. Johnson, 322 F.3d 863, 866 (5th Cir.2003).
Summers's appeal is without arguable merit and is frivolous. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir.1983). Because the appeal is frivolous, it IS DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.
Summers is hereby informed that the dismissal of this appeal as frivolous counts as a strike for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), in addition to the strike for the district court's dismissal. See Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 387 (5th Cir. 1996) ("[Dismissals as frivolous in the district courts or the court of appeals count [as strikes] for the purposes of [§ 1915(g) ]."). We caution Summers that once he accumulates three strikes, he may not proceed informa 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 AS FRIVOLOUS; SANCTIONS 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.