United States v. Bounds

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 00-40259 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus TROY DONAVAN BOUNDS, Defendant-Appellant. -------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. V-94-CR-1-2 -------------------- December 13, 2000 Before DAVIS, STEWART, and PARKER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Troy Bounds, federal prisoner # 66117-079, seeks to appeal the district court’s dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of various post-conviction motions. The “Notice of Appeal” that Bounds filed in the district court on March 10, 2000, does not meet the requirements of FED. R. APP. P. 3(c) and, thus, fails to confer jurisdiction on this court. United States v. Truesdale, 211 F.3d 898, 902-03 (5th Cir. 2000); United States v. Cooper, 135 F.3d 960, 961-62 (5th Cir. 1998). Bounds has not identified, * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. No. 00-40259 -2- and our review of the record does not reveal, any other document that would support the existence of appellate jurisdiction. Consequently, the APPEAL IS DISMISSED.