Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2010-04-26 06:25:19+00
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                   FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT  United States Court of Appeals
                                                   Fifth Circuit

                                                FILED
                                                                 August 18, 2009
                                No. 08-30736
                             Conference Calendar            Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                    Clerk
STEPHAN MOORER

                                           Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY POLLOCK, Executive, Supervisory
& Custodial Staff; FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION OAKDALE;
S HARTLINE; G MALDONADO; H LAPPIN; H WATTS; F MENNIFEE;
J BELL; K EDENFIELD; CAPTAIN MARQUES; T GARROW; S I A
TOWNSEND; S MORRISON; M MELTON; C JEFFERSON; C ZERR; D CRUZ

                                           Defendants-Appellees

                 Appeal from the United States District Court
                    for the Western District of Louisiana
                           USDC No. 1:08-CV-365

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
      Stephan Moorer, federal prisoner # 03502-007, has moved for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal from the dismissal of his original
Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), complaint as
frivolous and his amended complaint for lack of proper venue. By moving for

      *
      Pursuant to 5 TH C IR. 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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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 5 TH C IR. R. 47.5.4.
                                     No. 08-30736

leave to proceed IFP, Moorer is challenging the district court’s certification that
the appeal is not taken in good faith. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202
(5th Cir. 1997). Moorer fails to address the district court’s finding that his
original complaint was precluded by Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472 (1995), and
that his amended complaint was filed in the wrong venue. Moorer has thus
abandoned any challenge to the district court’s dismissal. See Brinkmann v.
Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987).
      Moorer has not demonstrated that he will raise a nonfrivolous issue on
appeal. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir. 1983). Accordingly,
Moorer’s motion to proceed IFP is denied. See Baugh, 117 F.3d at 202 n.24.
Because his appeal is frivolous, see Howard, 707 F.2d at 219-20, the appeal is
dismissed. See 5 TH C IR. R. 42.2.
      The district court’s dismissal of Moorer’s original complaint as frivolous
and our dismissal of this appeal as frivolous both count as strikes for purposes
of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). See Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 387-88 (5th
Cir. 1996). Moorer is warned that, if he accumulates three strikes pursuant to
§ 1915(g), 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.” § 1915(g).
      MOTION DENIED; APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTION WARNING
ISSUED.

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