Case Name: John WEBB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry SETTLES; Vernette Porter, 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 608
Docket Number: No. 04-40594
Parties: John WEBB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry SETTLES; Vernette Porter, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 105
Pages: 608–609

Head Matter:
John WEBB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry SETTLES; Vernette Porter, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 04-40594.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Aug. 18, 2004.
John Webb, Lovelady, TX, pro se.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
John Webb, Texas prisoner #415339, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint as frivolous. He argues that the allegations contained in his complaint and the evidence adduced at the Spears hearing were sufficient to establish a claim against Larry Settles for deliberate indifference to medical needs. Webb does not challenge the dismissal of his claims against Vernette Porter and has thus abandoned any challenge related to the dismissal of those claims. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993).
Webb contends that Settles was not aggressive enough in treating his ankle injury. His disagreement with Settles's treatment of his injury is insufficient to state a constitutional claim. See Norton v. Dimazana, 122 F.3d 286, 292 (5th Cir.1997).
Webb's appeal is without arguable merit and is therefore DISMISSED as frivolous. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2; Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir.1983). The district court's dismissal of his complaint as frivolous and the dismissal of this appeal each count as a "strike" for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). See Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 387 (5th Cir.1996). If Webb accumulates three "strikes" under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), 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; 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
Spears v. McCotter, 766 F.2d 179 (5th Cir. 1985).