Case Name: Dennis C. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. FAYETTE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT; Richard Moring, Chief Appraiser; Linda Wagner, Mineral Data Clerk; Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, L.L.P.; John T. Banks; A. Dylan Wood, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-07-05
Citations: 692 F. App'x 186
Docket Number: No. 16-20337 Summary Calendar
Parties: Dennis C. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. FAYETTE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT; Richard Moring, Chief Appraiser; Linda Wagner, Mineral Data Clerk; Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, L.L.P.; John T. Banks; A. Dylan Wood, Defendants-Appellees
Judges: Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 692
Pages: 186–187

Head Matter:
Dennis C. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. FAYETTE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT; Richard Moring, Chief Appraiser; Linda Wagner, Mineral Data Clerk; Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, L.L.P.; John T. Banks; A. Dylan Wood, Defendants-Appellees
No. 16-20337 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed July 5, 2017
Dennis C. Davism, Pro Se
Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Dennis C. Davis, Texas prisoner # 1597434, appeals the district court's sua sponte dismissal with prejudice of his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim. We review the dismissal de novo. Hart v. Hairston, 343 F.3d 762, 763-64 (5th Cir. 2003).
The district court shall dismiss a complaint in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or an employee of a governmental entity if the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. However, a plaintiff generally is to be given notice of the perceived inadequacy of the complaint and an opportunity to respond. Brown v. Taylor, 829 F.3d 365, 370 (5th Cir. 2016). Here, the district court dismissed Davis's complaint without first alerting him to any deficiencies in the pleading or affording him the opportunity to amend it or to dispute the characterization that it was insufficient. See id. Also, the record suggests that the district court failed to review all of the claims in Davis's complaint, including, inter alia, his claims under various federal statutes. On appeal, Davis suggests that he could have amended his complaint to allege more specific facts if he had been informed of his complaint's inadequacies and had an opportunity to respond.
Thus, although we express no opinion on the merits of Davis's complaint, we VA CATE the district court's order dismissing the complaint with prejudice and REMAND for further proceedings.
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.