Case Name: Gary Eugene SIMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Doug DRETKE, Director, Correctional Institutional Division; Vill Erill, Unit Warden; University of Texas Medical Branch; Shiela Pieprzyco; Romeo Rojas, Doctor, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-12-13
Citations: 212 F. App'x 276
Docket Number: No. 05-51200
Parties: Gary Eugene SIMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Doug DRETKE, Director, Correctional Institutional Division; Vill Erill, Unit Warden; University of Texas Medical Branch; Shiela Pieprzyco; Romeo Rojas, Doctor, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 212
Pages: 276–277

Head Matter:
Gary Eugene SIMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Doug DRETKE, Director, Correctional Institutional Division; Vill Erill, Unit Warden; University of Texas Medical Branch; Shiela Pieprzyco; Romeo Rojas, Doctor, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 05-51200
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 13, 2006.
Gary Eugene Sims, Kenedy, TX, pro se.
Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Gary Eugene Sims, Texas prisoner # 1029968, contests the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i)-(ii) as frivolous and for failure to state a claim. He also moves for the appointment of counsel.
Sims, who is HIV positive, contends: the defendants have been deliberately indifferent to his medical needs by, inter alia, denying him medication for HIV treatment; and they are engaged in a "conspiracy to let [him] die".
Because the district court's dismissal was based on the complaint's both being frivolous and failing to state a claim, our review is de novo. See Geiger v. Jowers, 404 F.3d 371, 373 (5th Cir.2005); Harper v. Showers, 174 F.3d 716, 718 & n. 3 (5th Cir.1999). As the district court noted, the United States Department of Health and Human Services has stated an HIV-positive individual need not necessarily undergo anti-HIV treatment; whether to undergo such treatment depends on an individual's medical assessments and particular circumstances. Sims admits being medically examined on numerous occasions, but disagrees with his diagnosis and course of treatment. Such disagreement, standing alone, is insufficient to state a claim under § 1983. See Varnado v. Lynaugh, 920 F.2d 320, 321 (5th Cir.1991); see also Banuelos v. McFarland, 41 F.3d 232, 235 (5th Cir.1995). Sims' conclusory allegation of a conspiracy is also insufficient to establish such a claim. See Wilson v. Budney, 976 F.2d 957, 958 (5th Cir.1992).
Because this case does not present exceptional circumstances, Sims' motion for appointment of counsel is denied. Akasike v. Fitzpatrick, 26 F.3d 510, 512 (5th Cir.1994).
AFFIRMED; MOTION DENIED.
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.