Case Name: Keith Clayton BROOKS, Jr., and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Angel MEDINA, Warden; Travis Tranni, Warden; Francis Massengill, Associate Warden; Paul Auet, Lieutenant; Ken Sokol, Lieutenant; Fox, Lieutenant; Bryan Milburn, Lieutenant; Jackson, Lieutenant; Anthony Decesaro, Step 3 Grievance Officer, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-04-24
Citations: 465 F. App'x 808
Docket Number: No. 11-1549
Parties: Keith Clayton BROOKS, Jr., and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Angel MEDINA, Warden; Travis Tranni, Warden; Francis Massengill, Associate Warden; Paul Auet, Lieutenant; Ken Sokol, Lieutenant; Fox, Lieutenant; Bryan Milburn, Lieutenant; Jackson, Lieutenant; Anthony Decesaro, Step 3 Grievance Officer, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before MURPHY, ANDERSON, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 465
Pages: 808–808

Head Matter:
Keith Clayton BROOKS, Jr., and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Angel MEDINA, Warden; Travis Tranni, Warden; Francis Massengill, Associate Warden; Paul Auet, Lieutenant; Ken Sokol, Lieutenant; Fox, Lieutenant; Bryan Milburn, Lieutenant; Jackson, Lieutenant; Anthony Decesaro, Step 3 Grievance Officer, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 11-1549.
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
April 24, 2012.
Keith Clayton Brooks, Jr., Limón, CO, pro se.
Before MURPHY, ANDERSON, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
HARRIS L. HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Keith Brooks, a Colorado prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado dismissing as frivolous his complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
Mr. Brooks's amended complaint focused on the difference in treatment accorded prisoners at Colorado's Limón Correctional Facility depending on whether they were in the Incentive Unit (IU) program. He alleged that as a prisoner not in the IU program he was denied due process and equal protection and was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because of his reduced access to various amenities and exercise opportunities. The district court fully explained why there is no merit to the amended complaint, and we need not repeat its analysis. On appeal Mr. Brooks further asserts that the district court erred in not permitting him to amend the complaint. But he fails to explain what he would have added that would constitute a proper cause of action.
Accordingly, we AFFIRM the judgment below and assess a strike against Mr. Brooks. We DENY Mr. Brooks's motion to proceed without prepayment of costs or fees and order him to remit the full amount of the filing fee immediately. We remind him of his obligation to pay the filing fee even on an appeal that has been dismissed.
After examining the briefs 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); 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.