Case Name: Innocent OGUAGHA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard CRAVENER, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-04-30
Citations: 323 F. App'x 378
Docket Number: No. 08-20246
Parties: Innocent OGUAGHA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard CRAVENER, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before JONES, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 323
Pages: 378–379

Head Matter:
Innocent OGUAGHA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard CRAVENER, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 08-20246
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 30, 2009.
Innocent Oguagha, pro se.
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Innocent Oguagha appeals the district court's denial of his Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion filed after the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. In his motion, Oguagha asserted that he was entitled to relief from judgment because (1) he has now exhausted his administrative remedies; (2) immigration officials falsified his "final" record of conviction; and (8) he has newly discovered evidence. Because Oguagha has failed to show the existence of extraordinary circumstances justifying the grant of Rule 60(b) relief, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion. See Hess v. Cockrell, 281 F.3d 212, 216 (5th Cir.2002); Seven Elves, Inc. v. Eskenazi, 635 F.2d 396, 402 (5th Cir.1981).
The appeal is wholly without arguable merit and is frivolous. See Hoivard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir.1983). Because the appeal is frivolous, see id., it is DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2. This court previously warned Oguagha that any further challenges to the district court's dismissal for failure to exhaust administrative remedies would invite the imposition of sanctions. See Oguagha v. Cravener, 44 Fed.Appx. 651 (5th Cir.2002). Because Oguagha continues to challenge the dismissal for failure to exhaust, he is hereby ORDERED to pay $200 as a sanction to the Clerk of this Court. See Coghlan v. Starkey, 852 F.2d 806, 817 n. 21 (5th Cir.1988). It is further ORDERED that Oguagha be barred from filing in this court or in any court subject to this court's jurisdiction any pleadings that challenge the district court's dismissal for failure to exhaust until the sanction is paid in full. Oguagha is CAUTIONED that any future frivolous or repetitive filings in this court or any court subject to this court's jurisdiction will subject him to additional and progressively more severe sanctions.
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.