Court Opinion

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                                                                   United States Court of Appeals
                                                                           Tenth Circuit
                       UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                          FEB 16 1999
                                     TENTH CIRCUIT
                                                                     PATRICK FISHER
                                                                               Clerk

 PAUL HUGGINS, JR.,

           Plaintiff - Appellant,
 vs.                                                    No. 98-1289
                                                    (D.C. No. 97-D-1241)
 ARISTEDES W. SAUARIS, Executive                          (D. Colo.)
 Derctor (sic) C.D.O.C., CLEVELAND
 WATSON, JAMES ROSS, FRANK E.
 RUYBALID, MARK MARKINNA,
 JIM AKINS, SR., RICHARD E.
 HORIAN, H. R. CUPP, RICHARD
 PASCNALL, HARRY SCHUMER,
 LT. ARAGON and SGT. JONES,

           Defendants - Appellees.

                              ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Before ANDERSON, KELLY, and BRISCOE, Circuit Judges. **

       Mr. Huggins, a former inmate appearing pro se, seeks to appeal from the

district court’s order dismissing his civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

       *
        This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. This court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
       **
         After examining the briefs and the appellate record, this three-judge
panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not be of material
assistance in the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 10th
Cir. R. 34.1(G). The cause is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
§ 1983. On appeal, he contends that his right of access to the courts was hindered

when he was not allowed to keep a scheduled law library appointment and that

prison officials retaliated against him with disciplinary charges after he filed a

grievance. Mr. Huggins cannot prevail on his claims because, among other

problems, he has alleged no facts even suggesting any actual injury from missing

his law library appointment, see Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 351 (1996), nor

has he alleged any facts that would suggest that but for his protected conduct, the

disciplinary actions would not have occurred, see Peterson v. Shanks, 149 F.3d

1140, 1145 (10th Cir. 1998). Even construing the pleadings liberally, the record

supports dismissal of this action as legally frivolous particularly in light of the

lack of allegations of personal participation on behalf of several Defendants, or

for failure to state a claim. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) & (ii); Perkins v.

Kansas Dep’t of Corrections, No. 98-3005, 1998 WL 33063, *1 (10th Cir. Jan. 27,

1999). We deny Mr. Huggins’ request to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis and

DISMISS the appeal.

                                        Entered for the Court

                                        Paul J. Kelly, Jr.
                                        Circuit Judge

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