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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                            No. 99-10529
                        Conference Calendar

WINFRED RAY RANDALL,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

BEN BROWN, Assistant Regional Director;
BRIAN RODEEN, Assistant Warden; JEFFERY
HAYES, Captain; JAMES B. GILHAUS, Captain;
RICHARD DUFFY, Major,

                                         Defendants-Appellees.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Northern District of Texas
                      USDC No. 2:98-CV-399
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                         December 16, 1999

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Winfred Ray Randall, Texas prisoner # 549299, appeals the

dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint as frivolous.     See 28

U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) and 1915A.   Randall has failed to meet

the requirements of Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 486-87

(1994), and thus his complaint against the disciplinary officers,

Jeffery Hayes and James Gilhaus, is barred.   See Clarke v.

     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
                            No. 99-10529
                                 -2-

Stalder, 154 F.3d 186, 189 (5th Cir. 1998) (applying Heck to

§ 1983 challenges to prison disciplinary proceedings).

     Randall’s due process contention regarding proper grievance

investigation procedures also was correctly dismissed as

frivolous.    See Hernandez v. Estelle, 788 F.2d 1154, 1158 (5th

Cir. 1986).   Finally, the district court did not err by

dismissing Randall’s claims based on a theory of respondeat

superior.    See Monell v. Department of Social Servs., 436 U.S.
658, 692 (1978).    Randall’s appeal is without merit and therefore

frivolous.    See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir.

1983).   Because the appeal is frivolous, it is DISMISSED.    See

5th Cir. R. 42.2.

     The district court’s dismissal of the present case and this

court’s dismissal of Randall’s appeal count as two “strikes”

against him for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).     See Adepegba v.

Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 387 (5th Cir. 1996).    Randall had already

accumulated one strike in Randall v. Birmingham, No. 2:95cv80

(E.D. Tex. 1995).    Because he now has three strikes under the

statute, Randall may not proceed in forma pauperis 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).

     APPEAL DISMISSED.   5th Cir. 42.2.    SANCTION IMPOSED UNDER 28

U.S.C. § 1915(g).