Gill v. Collins

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _____________________ No. 97-20010 Summary Calendar _____________________ ANTHONY EUGENE GILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus JAMES A. COLLINS, ET AL., Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (H-95-CV-3109) _________________________________________________________________ September 16, 1998 Before KING, BARKSDALE, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Anthony Eugene Gill, Texas prisoner # 647051, is BARRED from proceeding in forma pauperis (IFP) under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), because, on at least three prior occasions while incarcerated, Gill has brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States that was dismissed as frivolous or for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. See Gill v. Thornton, No. 96-11478 (5th Cir. June 17, 1997) (unpublished; appeal dismissed as frivolous in case dismissed * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. by district court as frivolous); Gill v. Texas Dep’t of Criminal Justice, No. 95-20723 (5th Cir. Jan. 23, 1996) (unpublished; affirming district court’s dismissal of § 1983 action as frivolous); see also Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 387-88 (5th Cir. 1996) (dismissal of appeal as frivolous in case dismissed by district court as frivolous counts as two strikes; affirmance of district court’s dismissal as frivolous counts as one strike). Accordingly, Gill’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. Gill has 30 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 - 2 -