Vernon King, Jr. v. Bryan Collier , 684 F. App'x 457 ( 2017 )

Case: 16-40058 Document: 00513944773 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/07/2017
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
No. 16-40058
Fifth Circuit
FILED
April 7, 2017
VERNON KING, JR., Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
BRYAN COLLIER; STEVEN N. RICH; GENE A. KROLL; CORDLE A.
THOMAS, JR.; KEITH GORSUCH; SHARON D. ALLEN; BRIDGHETT G.
EDDIE,
Defendants-Appellees
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:10-CV-36
Before JONES, SMITH, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Vernon King, Jr., Texas prisoner # 590316, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983
complaint in which he alleged an incident at the Stiles Unit of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division. King moves to
proceed in forma pauperis to appeal the magistrate judge’s order denying his
motion for appointment of counsel. This court must examine the basis of its
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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jurisdiction, sua sponte, if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th
Cir. 1987). We lack jurisdiction to address this appeal. See Donaldson v.
Ducote, 373 F.3d 622, 624 (5th Cir. 2004); see also Colburn v. Bunge Towing,
Inc., 883 F.2d 372, 379 (5th Cir. 1989). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and
deny King’s motion as moot.
APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTION DENIED AS MOOT.
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