IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 95-30157
Summary Calendar
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MELVIN WASHINGTON,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
ROBERT J. BARNES, Doctor,
ET AL.,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Milddle District of Louisiana
USDC No. 94-CV-1706
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(May 23, 1995)
Before KING, JOLLY and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Melvin Washington's motion to proceed in forma pauperis on
appeal from the district court's judgment dismissing his civil
rights action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) is DENIED.
Washington has not provided a factual basis to support his
allegations that prison officials retaliated against him for
exercising his right of access to the courts or to complain of
official misconduct. See Gibbs v. King, 779 F.2d 1040, 1046 (5th
Cir.), cert. denied, 476 U.S. 1117 (1986); Whittington v.
*
Local Rule 47.5 provides: "The publication of opinions
that have no precedential value and merely decide particular
cases on the basis of well-settled principles of law imposes
needless expense on the public and burdens on the legal
profession." Pursuant to that Rule, the Court has determined
that this opinion should not be published.
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Lynaugh, 842 F.2d 818, 819 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 840
(1988).
On appeal, Washington can present no legal points arguable
on their merits, and the appeal is frivolous. See Howard v.
King, 707 F.2d 215, 220 (5th Cir. 1983). Because the appeal is
frivolous, it is DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. Rule 42.2.