IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-40037
Summary Calendar
DON RAY WHITE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
MICHAEL O’GUIN, Captain at Telford Unit;
JEFF CALFEE, Officer, Lieutenant of Telford Unit;
JEFFREY CATOL, CO III of Telford Unit,
Defendant-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
(5:96-CV-125)
May 6, 1998
Before JOHNSON, JONES, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Don Ray White, Texas prisoner #512713, is BARRED from
proceeding in forma pauperis (IFP) under the Prison Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA) because, on at least three prior
occasions while incarcerated, White has brought an action or appeal
in a United States Court that was dismissed as frivolous.1 See 28
*
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
1
See White v. O’Connor, No. 96-50821 (5th Cir. February 21,
1997)(unpublished; appeal dismissed as frivolous); White v. Scott,
No. 96-40394 (5th Cir. August 1, 1996)(unpublished; appeal of
U.S.C. § 1915(g); Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 388 (5th Cir.
1996). Accordingly, White’s IFP status is DECERTIFIED, and he may
not proceed IFP in any civil action or appeal filed while he is in
prison unless he is under imminent danger of serious physical
injury. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). The appeal is DISMISSED.
White has fifteen (15) days from the date of this opinion to
pay the full appellate filing fee of $105 to the clerk of the
district court, should he wish to reinstate his appeal.
IFP DECERTIFIED; APPEAL DISMISSED.
dismissal for frivolousness dismissed as frivolous counts as two
strikes).
2