Filed: Feb. 23, 2005
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Summary: United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT February 23, 2005 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 04-30592 Conference Calendar DANIEL MAGEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus TIM WILKINSON; NICOLE SCOTT; ROGERS, Defendants-Appellees. - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 1:02-CV-2364-FAL-JDK - Before BARKSDALE, GARZA, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Daniel Magee, Louis
Summary: United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT February 23, 2005 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 04-30592 Conference Calendar DANIEL MAGEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus TIM WILKINSON; NICOLE SCOTT; ROGERS, Defendants-Appellees. - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 1:02-CV-2364-FAL-JDK - Before BARKSDALE, GARZA, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Daniel Magee, Louisi..
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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 February 23, 2005
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 04-30592
Conference Calendar
DANIEL MAGEE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
TIM WILKINSON; NICOLE
SCOTT; ROGERS,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 1:02-CV-2364-FAL-JDK
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Before BARKSDALE, GARZA, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Daniel Magee, Louisiana state prisoner # 405200, appeals
the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint
for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Magee argues that prison officer Powe interfered with his
constitutional right of access to the courts by failing to timely
mail his state postconviction application.
Magee’s arguments on appeal address only Powe’s alleged
violation of Magee’s right of access to the courts. Magee 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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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not addressed the district court’s denial of his motion to amend
his complaint to add Powe as a defendant. Thus, he has abandoned
any challenge to that ruling on appeal. See Yohey v. Collins,
985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993). Because Powe was not a
defendant in the suit, Magee’s arguments regarding Powe’s denial
of his rights are not relevant to the disposition of this appeal.
The district court did not err in determining that Magee’s
complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be
granted.
Magee’s appeal is without arguable merit and is thus
DISMISSED as frivolous. See Howard v. King,
707 F.2d 215, 220
(5th Cir. 1983); 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.
The district court’s dismissal of Magee’s complaint for
failure to state a claim and the dismissal of the instant appeal
as frivolous count as two strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
See Adepegba v. Hammons,
103 F.3d 383, 385-87 (5th Cir. 1996).
Magee is cautioned that once he accumulates three strikes, he
will not be permitted 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).
Magee’s motion for an appointment of counsel on appeal is
DENIED.
APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTION WARNING ISSUED; MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL DENIED.