Miller v. Shirley

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 00-41031 Conference Calendar FELIX AARON MILLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus KAY SHIRLEY, Defendant-Appellee. -------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 6:00-CV-211 -------------------- December 13, 2000 Before DAVIS, STEWART, and PARKER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Felix Miller, Texas prisoner # 555749, appeals the district court’s dismissal without prejudice of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Miller argues the merits of his § 1983 claims but does not address the district court’s dismissal for failure to exhaust. He has thus abandoned the exhaustion issue on appeal. See Yohey v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993). Because Miller fails to address the only issue on appeal, his appeal lacks arguable merit, and the appeal is therefore * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 00-41031 -2- DISMISSED AS FRIVOLOUS. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir. 1983); 5th Cir. R. 42.2. Miller has more than three-strikes against him, and, after Miller sought in forma pauperis status for his current appeal, the three-strikes bar of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) was imposed against him in a previous appeal. See Miller v. Lloyd, No. 00-10625 (5th Cir. Oct. 17, 2000) (unpublished). We remind Miller that he cannot proceed in forma pauperis in the district court or on appeal except in cases in which he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. See § 1915(g); Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 387-88 (5th Cir. 1996). DISMISSED AS FRIVOLOUS.