Davis v. Dixon

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 97-41210 Summary Calendar ROBERT DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus WILBUR DIXON, Coffield Unit; KEVIN MOORE, Warden, Coffield Unit; C. CHOATE, Mailroom, Coffield Unit, Defendants-Appellees. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 6:97-CV-409 - - - - - - - - - - March 31, 1998 Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Robert Davis, a Texas prisoner (# 584003), appeals from the dismissal of his in forma pauperis complaint as frivolous, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i), following an evidentiary hearing before a magistrate judge pursuant to Spears v. McCotter, 766 F.2d 179 (5th Cir. 1985). Davis contends that the magistrate judge erred in rejecting his claims that a prison doctor had been deliberately indifferent to his medical needs by * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. failing to prescribe arch supports for his shoes and that the warden and mailroom supervisor had violated his Eighth Amendment rights by failing to forward to him shoes that he mail-ordered from an outside vendor. Davis had also vaguely alleged that failure to provide him with sufficient hygiene items in the “Level III” unit where he is confined constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. We have reviewed the record and Davis’ brief and AFFIRM essentially for the reasons set forth by the magistrate judge in her memorandum opinion. Davis v. Dixon, No. 6:97-CV-409 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 16, 1997); see Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.S. 25, 33-34 (1992) (construing former 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d)). Davis has raised other claims for the first time on appeal--regarding “paper gowns,” “paper masks,” and food loaf-- but he had not demonstrated plain error as to these new allegations. See Robertson v. Plano City of Tex., 70 F.3d 21, 23 (5th Cir. 1995). AFFIRMED. 2