Case Name: Albert de la GARZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A.M. STRINGFELLOW; Gaiy L. Johnson, Executive Director, Texas Department Of Criminal Justice; Doug Dretke, Director, Correctional Institutions Division; Hector Barrera; Terry Foster, Sr.; Dan C. Lewis; Delois Tarver; Calvin Davis; Martin Cobrrubias; Patricia L. Charles, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-06-22
Citations: 101 F. App'x 443
Docket Number: No. 04-50122
Parties: Albert de la GARZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A.M. STRINGFELLOW; Gaiy L. Johnson, Executive Director, Texas Department Of Criminal Justice; Doug Dretke, Director, Correctional Institutions Division; Hector Barrera; Terry Foster, Sr.; Dan C. Lewis; Delois Tarver; Calvin Davis; Martin Cobrrubias; Patricia L. Charles, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 101
Pages: 443–444

Head Matter:
Albert de la GARZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A.M. STRINGFELLOW; Gaiy L. Johnson, Executive Director, Texas Department Of Criminal Justice; Doug Dretke, Director, Correctional Institutions Division; Hector Barrera; Terry Foster, Sr.; Dan C. Lewis; Delois Tarver; Calvin Davis; Martin Cobrrubias; Patricia L. Charles, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 04-50122.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
DECIDED: June 22, 2004.
Albert De La Garza, pro se.
John M. Orton, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Albert de la Garza, Texas prisoner # 645460, moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal from the denial of his Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion alleging newly discovered evidence in support of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim of inadequate staffing by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The district court denied de la Garza's motion for leave to proceed IFP on appeal and certified that his appeal was not taken in good faith.
De la Garza challenges the district court's determination that his appeal is not taken in good faith. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 (5th Cir.1997). To establish good faith, de la Garza must show that his appeal involves legal points which are arguable on their merits and not frivolous. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 220 (5th Cir.1983). To the extent that any of the information that de la Garza provided qualifies as newly discovered, it does not establish a constitutional violation. Additionally, his contention that the district court erred by ruling on his Fed. R.CivP. 60(b) motion prior to his filing a reply brief is without merit. See W.D. Tex. Local R. CV-7(e). Accordingly, we uphold the district court's certification that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issues. De la Garza's motion for leave to proceed IFP on appeal is denied, and his appeal is dismissed as frivolous. See Baugh, 117 F.3d at 202 n. 24.
The district court's dismissal of de la Garza's complaint for failure to state a claim and this dismissal both count as strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). See Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 387-88 (5th Cir.1996). De la Garza is warned that if he accumulates a third strike, he may not 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).
IFP MOTION DENIED; APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTIONS 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.