IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
July 14, 2009
No. 08-50638
Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
DARRELL LENARD BATES,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 1:93-CR-181-1
Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Darrell Lenard Bates appeals the denial of an innominate pleading he filed
in a criminal proceeding that has long been closed. The pleading did not concern
the criminal case. Bates failed to identify any jurisdictional basis for his
pleading, and he failed to make any coherent argument or to state any
cognizable claim. Because his appeal fails to identify any legal basis for relief,
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Pursuant to 5 TH C IR. 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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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 5 TH C IR. R. 47.5.4.
No. 08-50638
it is frivolous, see Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 220 (5th Cir. 1983), and is
DISMISSED. See 5 TH C IR. R. 42.2. All outstanding motions are DENIED.
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