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Case: 23-60369        Document: 00517050287             Page: 1      Date Filed: 01/30/2024

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit                                   United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                   Fifth Circuit

                                     ____________                                FILED
                                                                          January 30, 2024
                                      No. 23-60369                          Lyle W. Cayce
                                    Summary Calendar                             Clerk
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   Akecheta Morningstar, PH.D,

                                                                    Plaintiff—Appellant,

                                            versus

   St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital; Dr. Sagar
   Patel; Global Medical Response,

                                              Defendants—Appellees.
                     ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                       for the Southern District of Mississippi
                               USDC No. 3:22-CV-410
                     ______________________________

   Before Jones, Higginson, and Ho, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam:*
         Akecheta Morningstar, PH.D., seeks leave to proceed in forma
   pauperis (IFP) on appeal.           He argues that the district court erred in
   dismissing his complaint for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of
   Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), and in denying his motion for leave to amend his
   complaint. Because Morningstar has not demonstrated that he will raise a
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         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                  No. 23-60369

   nonfrivolous issue on appeal, his motion to proceed IFP is DENIED. See
   Fed. R. App. P. 24(a); Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 (5th Cir. 1997).
   Because the appeal is frivolous, it is DISMISSED. See Baugh, 117 F.3d at
   202 n.24; 5th Cir. R. 42.2. Morningstar’s motions to void the district
   court’s order dismissing his complaint and to recuse certain judges of this
   court are DENIED.

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