Case Name: Scott Harris KOBEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LANSING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; FNU LNU (1), Warden, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (2), Deputy Warden, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (3), Administrators, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Nance, Custody Staff Housing Cl, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Reece, Custody Staff Housing Cl, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (4), Any/All Unit Team Staff from February 2013 to May 2013, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Moore, S.O.R.T., Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (5), All A1 Staff, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Long, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (6), A1 Unit Team Staff, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Zamora, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Beyen, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Head, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Lee, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Gunthrie, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (7), All A1 Custody Staff from March 27 to April 9, 2013, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Lord, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Young, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Hartley, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Zema, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Elliott, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Muckenthaler, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Holthaus, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Baskas, Correctional Officer, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Graham, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Payne, Lansing Correctional Facility, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-08-28
Citations: 577 F. App'x 844
Docket Number: No. 14-3042
Parties: Scott Harris KOBEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LANSING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; FNU LNU (1), Warden, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (2), Deputy Warden, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (3), Administrators, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Nance, Custody Staff Housing Cl, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Reece, Custody Staff Housing Cl, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (4), Any/All Unit Team Staff from February 2013 to May 2013, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Moore, S.O.R.T., Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (5), All A1 Staff, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Long, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (6), A1 Unit Team Staff, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Zamora, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Beyen, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Head, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Lee, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Gunthrie, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (7), All A1 Custody Staff from March 27 to April 9, 2013, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Lord, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Young, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Hartley, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Zema, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Elliott, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Muckenthaler, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Holthaus, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Baskas, Correctional Officer, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Graham, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Payne, Lansing Correctional Facility, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before GORSUCH, O’BRIEN, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 577
Pages: 844–845

Head Matter:
Scott Harris KOBEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LANSING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; FNU LNU (1), Warden, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (2), Deputy Warden, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (3), Administrators, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Nance, Custody Staff Housing Cl, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Reece, Custody Staff Housing Cl, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (4), Any/All Unit Team Staff from February 2013 to May 2013, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Moore, S.O.R.T., Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (5), All A1 Staff, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Long, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (6), A1 Unit Team Staff, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Zamora, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Beyen, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Head, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Lee, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Gunthrie, Correctional Officer I, Lansing Correctional Facility; FNU LNU (7), All A1 Custody Staff from March 27 to April 9, 2013, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Lord, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Young, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Hartley, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Zema, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Elliott, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Muckenthaler, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Holthaus, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Baskas, Correctional Officer, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Graham, Lansing Correctional Facility; (FNU) Payne, Lansing Correctional Facility, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 14-3042.
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
Aug. 28, 2014.
Scott Harris Kobel, Lawrence, KS, pro se.
Before GORSUCH, O’BRIEN, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
NEIL M. GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.
Scott Kobel filed a pro se complaint against various Kansas prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. As required by statute, the district court screened Mr. Kobel's complaint to determine whether he stated a non-frivolous basis for legal relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a), (b); see also Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199, 213-16, 127 S.Ct. 910, 166 L.Ed.2d 798 (2007). Finding none, the district court warned Mr. Kobel that if he did not correct his complaint and pay the required filing fee, his suit would be dismissed. Mr. Kobel never complied and the district court entered judgment dismissing Mr. Kobel's complaint without prejudice. Mr. Kobel then filed a motion for reconsideration under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(6) but the district court denied it. It is this denial Mr. Kobel now appeals.
Mr. Kobel argues that the district court should have reinstated his claims because he changed addresses and never received the district court's warning. But a movant seeking relief under Rule 60(b)(6) must "show extraordinary circumstances justifying the reopening of a final judgment." Gonzalez v. Crosby, 545 U.S. 524, 535, 125 S.Ct. 2641, 162 L.Ed.2d 480 (2005) (internal quotation marks omitted). The district court found no such circumstances here because nothing prevented Mr. Kobel from apprising the district court of his new location or inquiring about the status of his lawsuit. Neither are we given any reason to think the district court's analysis or conclusion amounts to a reversible abuse of discretion. Mr. Kobel's motion to proceed informa pauperis is therefore denied and this appeal is dismissed. This appeal counts as a strike for purposes of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. See Jennings v. Natrona Cnty. Det. Ctr. Med. Facility, 175 F.3d 775, 780 (10th Cir.1999); Johnson v. Standifird, 400 Fed.Appx. 369, 371 (10th Cir.2010). Mr. Kobel is reminded that he must make immediate payment of the unpaid balance of his appellate filing fee. All other motions are denied.
After examining the brief and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2) and 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R.App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.