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United States Court of Appeals
                                                                      Fifth Circuit
                                                                   F I L E D
                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                       June 21, 2006

                                                               Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                       Clerk

                               No. 04-41102
                             Summary Calendar

                              GARY L. HILL,

                                                     Plaintiff-Appellant,

                                  versus

                         AVRIAN MENDEZ; ET AL.,

                                                               Defendants,

   AVRIAN MENDEZ; RONALD BALDESCHWISER, Commanding Officer IV;
 DANIEL FERNANDEZ, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Captain;
 EDWIN LANG, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Captain; DIANE
                 LEWIS; MAXIMILLO HERRERA, M.D.,

                                                    Defendants-Appellees.

                        --------------------
            Appeal from the United States District Court
                 for the Southern District of Texas
                        USDC No. 2:02-CV-235
                        --------------------

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and WIENER and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     After a jury trial and a verdict in favor of the defendant,

judgment was entered dismissing the civil rights complaint of Gary

L. Hill, Texas state prisoner # 520863.             The magistrate judge

granted Hill leave to appeal in forma pauperis, but denied Hill’s

motion for preparation of a trial transcript at government expense

     *
            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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
without prejudice. Hill has filed a motion with this court seeking

preparation of a trial transcript at government expense.       Hill did

not timely file his motion for a transcript at government expense

within 10 days after filing his notice of appeal as required by

FED. R. APP. P. 10(b)(1) & (2).        Hill also did not specify the

issues he intended to raise on appeal before filing his brief.

Hill filed an appellate brief in September 2004, and Mendez filed

a letter brief in December 2004.       Hill did not file his motion for

a transcript at government expense until July 2005.       Because Hill

did not timely file a motion for preparation of a transcript at

government expense, Hill’s motion for a transcript is DENIED.

     The failure of an appellant to provide a transcript is a

proper ground for dismissal of the appeal.        Richardson v. Henry,

902 F.2d 414, 416 (5th Cir. 1990).         Without the transcript, the

court cannot determine whether the magistrate judge erred in making

those evidentiary rulings or whether the jury’s verdict was against

the weight of the evidence.      See id.   Because Hill did not file a

timely motion for a transcript at government expense, we are unable

to review the claims he raises on appeal.          Accordingly, Hill’s

appeal is DISMISSED.   See id.   Hill’s motion for permission to file

a supplemental brief is also DENIED.

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