Opinion ID: 164042
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Text: For the foregoing reasons, we hold that Scott has failed to state an arguable claim for relief, and that this action is therefore frivolous. Cf. Hall, 935 F.2d. at 1109. Accordingly, the district court correctly dismissed Scott’s action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915(e)(2)(B)(i). 3 Furthermore, because Scott has failed to present 2 An adequate post-deprivation remedy relieves due process concerns only for unauthorized acts, not for compliance with established state policy. Winters, 4 F.3d at 857. Even if we construed Scott’s complaint as a challenge to established DOC procedures, his action fails because he has not shown that DOC’s policies governing inmate property deprive him of due process. Under DOC regulations, prison officials may dispose of property that is determined to be contraband, including items over the allowable property limit. DOC Regs. 300-06(III)(C), 300-06(IV)(R), 850-06(IV)(J). If an inmate can prove ownership and the item does not pose a security risk, the inmate may mail it from the prison at his or her own expense. DOC Reg. 300-06(IV)(R)(5)(c). Yet if the inmate lacks available funds to mail the item out within 30 days of notice, the item may be destroyed or in some cases donated to charity. Id. We have previously held that due process is satisfied when a prison disposes of an inmate’s property after providing a meaningful opportunity for the inmate to send it to someone outside the prison. Searcy v. Simmons, 299 F.3d 1220, 1229 (10th Cir. 2002). The DOC regulations provide Scott with such an opportunity. As explained above, he could have used half of his inmate pay to ship his property had he elected to do so before his available funds were used for other expenditures. On this record, Scott has failed to point to any specific facts suggesting that DOC property and inmate banking regulations denied him a meaningful opportunity to mail out his property before it was destroyed. See Whitney v. New Mexico, 113 F.3d 1170, 1173-74 (10th Cir. 1997) (this court will not supply additional factual allegations to round out a plaintiff’s complaint). 3 We note that on at least two prior occasions Scott has brought claims (continued...) -7- any non-frivolous challenges to the district court’s order, we also agree with the district court that this appeal was not taken in objective good faith. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 445 (1962). We AFFIRM the district court’s dismissal of Scott’s claims, and DENY his motion for leave to proceed on appeal without prepayment of costs or fees. ENTERED FOR THE COURT David M. Ebel