Case Name: Jim F. BLACKWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rama KAKANI, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-01-30
Citations: 165 F. App'x 304
Docket Number: No. 05-30477
Parties: Jim F. BLACKWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rama KAKANI, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before SMITH, GARZA, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 165
Pages: 304–305

Head Matter:
Jim F. BLACKWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rama KAKANI, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 05-30477.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Jan. 30, 2006.
Jim F. Blackwell, Haughton, LA, pro se.
John A. Broadwell, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before SMITH, GARZA, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Jim Blackwell appeals a summary judgment in his suit filed under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). Blackwell alleges that Rama Kakani, a doctor at the Overton Brooks Veterans Administration ("VA") Medical Center, discriminated against him by discontinuing prescription medications on the basis of Blackwell's age and disability-
We review a summary judgment de novo. Guillory v. Domtar Indus., Inc., 95 F.3d 1320, 1326 (5th Cir.1996). Summary judgment is appropriate where, considering all the allegations in the pleadings, depositions, admissions, answers to interrogatories, and affidavits, and drawing inferences in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c); Little v. Liquid Air Corp., 37 F.3d 1069, 1075 (5th Cir.1994)(en banc).
After reviewing the briefs and the record, including Blackwell's evidence submitted in opposition to summary judgment, we conclude that the district court did not err. The evidence that Blackwell cites does not suffice to raise a genuine issue of material fact. See Little, 37 F.3d at 1075. We also affirm the sanction precluding Blackwell from filing further lawsuits unless he first pays the filing fee. See In re McDonald, 489 U.S. 180, 109 S.Ct. 993, 103 L.Ed.2d 158 (1989).
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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.