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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                              No. 96-50794
                          Conference Calendar

LEE ROGER SIMPSON, JR.,

                                           Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

LARRY PAMPLIN, Sheriff,

                                           Defendant-Appellee.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Western District of Texas
                       USDC No. W-92-CV-95
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                          April 9, 1998

Before JOLLY, JONES, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Texas state prisoner Lee Roger Simpson, Jr., No. 642385,

appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to reopen a 42

U.S.C. § 1983 action which the district court previously

dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

     Simpson is trying to reopen his civil rights action to

challenge the outcome of his separate federal habeas proceeding,

which he cannot do.   The district court did not abuse its

discretion by denying Simpson’s motion, which this court has

     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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construed as a motion brought pursuant to Rule 60(b).    See Edward

H. Bohlin Co., Inc. v. Banning Co., Inc., 6 F.3d 350, 353 (5th

Cir. 1993).

       The district court correctly determined that Simpson’s

appeal was frivolous.    Simpson’s motions for IFP are DENIED.

Because Simpson has not demonstrated a nonfrivolous issue for

appeal, the appeal is DISMISSED.    See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d

197, 202 n.24 (5th Cir. 1997); 5th Cir. R. 42.2.

       Simpson has filed a host of motions with this case.   They

are:    1) a motion for appointment of counsel; 2) three motions

for a speedy resolution that the clerk’s office treated as

motions to expedite the appeal; 3) a motion for the court to

review the appeal under the standard of a first impression case;

4) a motion to correct record on appeal; 5) a motion for Sergeant

David E. Moore’s supplemental affidavit to be considered as a

correction affidavit during appellate review; 6) a motion for

Moore’s affidavits to be reviewed as a voluntary confession

during appellate review; 7) a motion for appeal to be reviewed

under the theory of United States v. Pofahl, 990 F.2d 1456 (5th

Cir. 1993) and Kentucky v. Stincer, 482 U.S. 730 (1987), which

the court’s clerk’s office treated as a motion for extraordinary

relief; 8) a motion for leave of court to explain eight material

facts before ruling on appellant’s motion for speedy resolution;

9) a motion to correct brief with unfiled corrected brief

attached; 10) a motion to voluntarily dismiss the motion for

appointment of counsel and the motion to have appeal reviewed
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under Pofahl and Stincer; 11) a motion for leave of court to file

a supplemental brief; 12) a motion for leave of court to show

supremacy of federal law over state law; 13) a motion requesting

the court to decide the appeal on Moore’s affidavits; and 14) a

motion for correction of the record on review or enforcement.

  These motions are DENIED as moot.

     We caution Simpson that any additional frivolous pleadings

or appeals filed by him or on his behalf will invite the

imposition of sanctions.   To avoid sanctions, Simpson is further

cautioned to review any pending pleadings or appeals to ensure

that they do not raise arguments that are frivolous.

     IFP DENIED; APPEAL DISMISSED AS FRIVOLOUS; MOTIONS DENIED AS

MOOT; SANCTIONS WARNING ISSUED.