Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Earl KATES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-04-10
Citations: 562 F. App'x 207
Docket Number: No. 13-11082
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Earl KATES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JOLLY, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 562
Pages: 207–208

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Earl KATES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-11082
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 10, 2014.
David Earl Kates, pro se.
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
David Kates, federal prisoner # 30428-077, was convicted by a jury of possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine base and was sentenced to 360 months of imprisonment. See United States v. Kates, 174 F.3d 580, 581-84 (5th Cir.1999). On February 8, 2012, in No. 2:12-CV-0018, the district court entered the following order:
DAVID EARL KATES is BARRED FROM FILING FURTHER ACTIONS, MOTIONS, OR PLEADINGS OF ANY KIND ON THE DISTRICT COURT LEVEL WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING WRITTEN JUDICIAL PERMISSION. Any future pleadings in violation of this BAR will be stricken and will receive no ruling from the Court.
On September 10, 2013, Kates filed a "First Amendment Petition" seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence because the facts supporting his career-offender sentencing enhancement were not presented to the jury. On September 24, 2013, the district court, in accordance with the standing sanction, ordered that this pleading "is STRICKEN and will receive no ruling from the Court." Kates has not shown that this was an abuse of discretion. See Balawajder v. Scott, 160 F.3d 1066, 1067-68 (5th Cir.1998); see also Gelabert v. Lynaugh, 894 F.2d 746, 747-48 (5th Cir.1990).
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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.