Case Name: Ludence Alford TURNBULL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-08-07
Citations: 235 F. App'x 267
Docket Number: No. 06-31231
Parties: Ludence Alford TURNBULL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 235
Pages: 267–268

Head Matter:
Ludence Alford TURNBULL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 06-31231
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 7, 2007.
Ludence Alford Turnbull, Jr., Pollock, LA, pro se.
Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Ludence Alford Turnbull, Jr., federal prisoner # 50634-083, filed this suit under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971), and the Federal Tort Claims Act to seek redress for loss of a portion of his trial transcripts. Turnbull argued that the loss of the transcripts infringed his right of access to courts. The district court dismissed the suit as frivolous, and Turnbull appeals this dismissal. He insists that his right of access to courts was violated by the loss of his transcripts because this loss prevented him from timely filing a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion.
Turnbull has failed to show that he suffered any actual prejudice in connection with his claim of denial of access to courts. See Christopher v. Harbury, 536 U.S. 403, 415, 122 S.Ct. 2179, 153 L.Ed.2d 413 (2002). He has likewise failed to show that the district court erred by dismissing his suit. See Siglar v. Hightower, 112 F.3d 191, 193 (5th Cir.1997); 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.