Case: 20-50261 Document: 00516027482 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/23/2021
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
September 23, 2021
No. 20-50261 Lyle W. Cayce
Summary Calendar Clerk
Ronny Gene Smith,
Plaintiff—Appellant,
versus
Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
Correctional Institutions Division; Shelly Strimple, Assistant DA of
Belton, TX; Stephanie Newell, Assistant DA of Belton, TX; Tammy
Bracewell, Investigator, Temple Police Department; Monna
Herring; Dr. Marcus Hinkle,
Defendants—Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 6:19-CV-636
Before Jolly, Willett, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
*
Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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 Circuit Rule 47.5.4.
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Case: 20-50261 Document: 00516027482 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/23/2021
No. 20-50261
Ronny Gene Smith, Texas prisoner # 1722493, appeals the district
court’s dismissal of his “motion to dismiss indictment for prosecutorial
misconduct outside the indictment process” filed after the district court
dismissed his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. He raises various claims
challenging the validity of a state court conviction and argues that he is
entitled to federal habeas relief. He has also filed motions for appointment of
counsel, default judgment, an injunction, and oral argument. Smith’s motion
is “an unauthorized motion which the district court was without jurisdiction
to entertain. Thus, he has appealed from the denial of a meaningless,
unauthorized motion.” United States v. Early, 27 F.3d 140, 142 (5th Cir.
1994).
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. Smith’s motions
are DENIED.