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Case: 23-10041         Document: 00516761742             Page: 1      Date Filed: 05/24/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                               United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                        Fifth Circuit
                                        No. 23-10041
                                      ____________                                    FILED
                                                                                  May 24, 2023
   Lawrence Edward Thompson,                                                     Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                      Clerk
                                                                     Plaintiff—Appellant,

                                             versus

   Allred Unit,

                                                Defendant—Appellee.
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                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Northern District of Texas
                                USDC No. 7:22-CV-18
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   Before Stewart, Willett, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Lawrence Edward Thompson, Texas prisoner # 408167, moves for
   leave to appeal in forma pauperis (IFP) from the denial of his Federal Rule of
   Civil Procedure 60(b)(6) motion filed after the dismissal of his civil action as
   barred under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).              Thompson asserts that inadequate
   medical treatment for a bacterial infection places him in imminent danger of
   serious physical injury. His allegations regarding the bacterial infection

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          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   constitute disagreements with his treatment and do not allege an imminent
   danger of serious physical injury. See Baños v. O’Guin, 144 F.3d 883, 885
   (5th Cir. 1998). Thompson has not shown that he is entitled to proceed IFP
   on appeal. See § 1915(g). He has also not shown that the district court erred
   by dismissing the complaint without prejudice based on the three-strikes bar.
   See Baños, 144 F.3d at 885.
          Thompson’s IFP motion is DENIED, and the appeal is
   DISMISSED as frivolous. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 & n.24
   (5th Cir. 1997); 5th Cir. R. 42.2. Thompson’s motion for preliminary
   injunction is likewise DENIED.
          Thompson is reminded that, because he has three strikes, he is barred
   from proceeding 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 § 1915(g). He is also WARNED that any pending or
   future frivolous or repetitive filings in this court or any court subject to this
   court’s jurisdiction will subject him to additional sanctions. See Coghlan v.
   Starkey, 852 F.2d 806, 817 n.21 (5th Cir. 1988).

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