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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 98-31092 Conference Calendar MARCUS CHATMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus KELLY WARD, Warden; ALTON BRADDOCK, Assistant Warden; JIM GILDON, Captain; JOHNNIE SUMLIN, Major, Defendants-Appellees. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 97-CV-971 - - - - - - - - - - October 20, 1999 Before JONES, WIENER, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Marcus Chatman, Louisiana prisoner #349549, appeals the district court’s dismissal without prejudice of his
42 U.S.C. § 1983action for failure to exhaust his prison administrative remedies pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). Chatman’s pending motions are DENIED. The Prison Litigation Reform Act amended § 1997e(a) to provide that no § 1983 action may be filed by a prisoner until * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 98-31092 -2- available administrative remedies have been exhausted. § 1997e(a) (West Supp. 1999). Because Chatman did not exhaust his prison administrative remedies prior to filing his amended complaint, the district court properly dismissed this action without prejudice under § 1997e(a). See Powe v. Ennis,
177 F.3d 393, 394 (5th Cir. 1999). Chatman’s appeal is without merit and therefore frivolous. See Howard v. King,
707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir. 1983). Because the appeal is frivolous, it is DISMISSED. See 5TH CIR. R. 42.2. Our dismissal of this appeal counts as a strike against Chatman for purposes of
28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). We caution Chatman that once he accumulates three strikes, he may not proceed IFP in any civil action or appeal filed while he is incarcerated or detained in any facility unless he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. See
28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTION WARNING ISSUED.
Document Info
Docket Number: 98-31092
Filed Date: 10/21/1999
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 12/21/2014