IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-41096
Conference Calendar
LARRY LYNN WHEELER,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
ALTON DALE CASKEY, WARDEN, MICHAEL UNIT;
MARK L. BASS, CO III, MICHAEL UNIT; CATHERINE
GAIL MAYES; NORA MCCLURE, PROPERTY ROOM CLERK;
WILLIAM C. BAKER, SERGEANT, MICHAEL UNIT; CHARLES
D. LIGHTFOOT, CAPTAIN, MICHAEL UNIT,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 6:95-CV-625
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April 10, 1998
Before JOLLY, JONES, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appellant Larry Lynn Wheeler, prisoner # 549477, appeals the
dismissal with prejudice of his civil rights action, following a
bench trial. The resolution of Wheeler’s arguments on appeal
depends on a review of a transcript of that trial. Wheeler has
not provided a transcript.
It is Wheeler’s responsibility to provide this court with a
transcript. See Fed. R. App. P. 10(b). Wheeler’s failure to
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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provide one prevents this court from reviewing his argument that
the district court erred in finding that his Eighth Amendment
rights were not violated. See Richardson v. Henry, 902 F.2d 414,
415-16 (5th Cir. 1990).
This appeal is without arguable merit and thus frivolous.
Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir. 1983). Because
the appeal is frivolous, it is hereby DISMISSED. 5th Cir.
R. 42.2.
APPEAL DISMISSED.