IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-40139
Conference Calendar
ROBERT LAMARR ALLEN,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
KARL BROWN, Sergeant, Coffield Unit
Individually and in official capacity; ET AL.,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 6:97-CV-930
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December 9, 1998
Before DAVIS, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Robert Lamarr Allen, Texas state prisoner # 636644, 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, Allen 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 Allen v. Price, No. 96-40697 (5th
Cir. Nov. 7, 1996) (unpublished; affirmance by this court of the
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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district court’s dismissal of Allen’s civil rights complaint as
frivolous; counts as one strike); Allen v. Price, No. 95-40984
(5th Cir. June 26, 1996) (unpublished; affirmance by this court
of the district court’s dismissal of Allen’s civil rights
complaint as frivolous; counts as second strike); Allen v.
Klevenhagen, No. 95-20271 (5th Cir. Oct. 17, 1995) (unpublished;
affirmance by this court of the district court’s dismissal of
Allen’s civil rights complaint as frivolous; counts as third
strike); see Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 387 (5th Cir.
1996).
Accordingly, Allen’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 § 1915(g). The appeal is DISMISSED.
Allen has 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.