Case Name: Carlos KIDD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Brad LIVINGSTON, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-01-29
Citations: 710 F. App'x 214
Docket Number: No. 17-40912
Parties: Carlos KIDD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Brad LIVINGSTON, Defendant-Appellee
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 710
Pages: 214–215

Head Matter:
Carlos KIDD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Brad LIVINGSTON, Defendant-Appellee
No. 17-40912
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed January 29, 2018
Carlos Kidd, Pro Se
Jason T. Bramow, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PEft CURIAM:
Carlos Kidd, Texas prisoner # 1079464, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, alleging that Brad Livingston, the former director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, failed to protect him. Kidd moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) to appeal the magistrate judge's report and recommendation.
This court must examine the basis of its jurisdiction, sua sponte, if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). We lack jurisdiction to address this appeal. See Donaldson v. Ducote, 373 F.3d 622, 624 (5th Cir. 2004); see also Colburn v. Bunge Towing, Inc., 883 F.2d 372, 379 (5th Cir. 1989). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and deny Kidd's IFP motion as moot.
APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTION DENIED AS MOOT.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.