Case Name: Nathan Elgia McCLOUD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; Kenneth L. Barr, Mayor; Ralph Mendoza, Police Chief; Unknown Agent(S), Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent in Charge; DOC NLN, Fort Worth Detective; Unknown Officer, City of Fort Worth Detective, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-08-18
Citations: 108 F. App'x 151
Docket Number: No. 04-10262
Parties: Nathan Elgia McCLOUD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; Kenneth L. Barr, Mayor; Ralph Mendoza, Police Chief; Unknown Agent(S), Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent in Charge; DOC NLN, Fort Worth Detective; Unknown Officer, City of Fort Worth Detective, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 108
Pages: 151–153

Head Matter:
Nathan Elgia McCLOUD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; Kenneth L. Barr, Mayor; Ralph Mendoza, Police Chief; Unknown Agent(S), Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent in Charge; DOC NLN, Fort Worth Detective; Unknown Officer, City of Fort Worth Detective, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 04-10262.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Aug. 18, 2004.
Nathan Elgia McCloud, Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Nathan E. McCloud, a Texas prisoner (# 1022520), filed this pro se, in forma pauperis ("IFP") complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he had been unconstitutionally arrested and imprisoned without probable cause, in connection with charges apparently unrelated to the prison sentence he is now serving. McCloud appeals the district court's sua sponte dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A(b).
McCloud contends that the district court erred in dismissing his claims against the City of Fort Worth and its mayor and police chief. The district court did not err in concluding that McCloud had stated no cognizable claim against these defendants because he had failed to show personal involvement by either the mayor or police chief, see Woods v. Edwards, 51 F.3d 577, 583 (5th Cir.1995), and had failed to identify an unconstitutional policy adopted or promulgated by the City. See Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 694, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). To the extent that McCloud has alleged that a Fort Worth detective, whom he identifies only as "Doc," and an unnamed FBI agent caused him to be imprisoned on the basis of statements by an incarcerated informant, McCloud's conclusion that his own confinement was thus without probable cause is not supported by his allegations. See Maryland v. Pringle, 540 U.S. 366, 124 S.Ct. 795, 800, 157 L.Ed.2d 769 (2003); Brown v. Lyford, 243 F.3d 185, 189 (5th Cir.2001). Moreover, McCloud acknowledges that he appeared before a magistrate for a probable-cause determination, which insulated the officers from liability for his unconstitutional-confinement claim. See Taylor v. Gregg, 36 F.3d 453, 457 (5th Cir.1994). The district court did not err in dismissing McCloud's complaint for failure to state a claim. See Hart v. Hairston, 343 F.3d 762, 763-64 (5th Cir.2003).
McCloud's appeal is without arguable merit, see Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 220 (5th Cir.1983), and it is DISMISSED as frivolous. 5th Cíe. R. 42.2. As McCloud is now a prisoner, the dismissal of this appeal as frivolous counts as a "strike" for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), as does the district court's dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim. See Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 388 (5th Cir.1996). McCloud is cautioned that if he accumulates three strikes, he will not be permitted to proceed IFP in any civil action or appeal filed while he is incarcerated or detained in any facility unless he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
APPEAL DISMISSED AS FRIVOLOUS; THREE-STRIKES WARNING ISSUED.
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.