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United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                                   Fifth Circuit
                                                                                                 F I L E D
                       IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                                 January 10, 2006
                                FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                                                            Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                                                    Clerk
                                             No. 05-30106
                                           Summary Calendar

  LONDELL HARPER, JR.,

                                                                                           Plaintiff-
                                                              Appellant,

                                                    versus

  JERRY GOODWIN; JOHN STEPHENSON;
  EARL BENSON; VENETIA MICHAEL;
  JOHN ROBINSON,

                                                                                     Defendants-
                                                              Appellees.

                         --------------------------------------------------------------
                              Appeal from the United States District Court
                                   for the Western District of Louisiana
                                         USDC No. 5:04-CV-1357
                         --------------------------------------------------------------

  Before BARKSDALE, STEWART AND DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

  PER CURIAM:*

           Londell Harper, Jr., Louisiana prisoner # 386923, appeals the district court’s dismissal of

  his civil rights action as frivolous and for failure to state a claim. To the extent that Harper alleges

  that he was denied due process in conjunction with his disciplinary hearing, his placement in

  administrative segregation for 23 days is insufficient to raise due process concerns. See Sandin

       *
           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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be
published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 484 (1995). Although a loss of good time credits requires the prisoner to

receive due process protections, see Madison v. Parker, 104 F.3d 765, 769 (5th Cir. 1997), Harper’s

credits were restored when the disciplinary conviction was overturned on direct appeal.

        Harper also contends that his constitutional rights were violated when he was falsely accused

of participating in a sex offense. This allegation is insufficient to invoke the Constitution. See

Castellano v. Fragozo, 352 F.3d 939, 953-54 (5th Cir. 2003)(en banc)(no federal constitutional claim

based on tort of malicious prosecution).

        Harper’s appeal is without arguable merit and is thus frivolous. See Howard v. King, 707

F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir. 1983). Accordingly, we DISMISS Harper’s appeal as frivolous. See 5th

Cir. R. 42.2. This dismissal of his appeal as frivolous and the district court’s dismissal of his

complaint as frivolous and for failure to state a claim constitute two strikes for the purposes of 28

U.S.C. § 1915(g). See Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 388 (5th Cir. 1996). If Harper obtains

three strikes, he will not be able to 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. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).

        APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTION WARNING ISSUED.

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