Eric Flores v. Director, TDCJ, No. 16-20406 (5th Cir. 2017)
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Case: 16-20406 Document: 00514011318 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/30/2017 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 16-20406 FILED May 30, 2017 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk ERIC FLORES, Plaintiff-Appellant v. DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE- Defendant-Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:16-CV-1409 Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Eric Flores, Texas prisoner # 2051801, moves this court for authorization to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) following the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. Flores has also filed a motion for this court to order Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials to produce a certified copy of his inmate trust account. As Flores has raised only fanciful allegations, including claims that he has already been executed and that the defendants 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. * Case: 16-20406 Document: 00514011318 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/30/2017 No. 16-20406 have used technology from outer space to harm him and his family, he has failed to show that he should be allowed to proceed IFP on appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) or that his appeal of the district court’s judgment presents a nonfrivolous issue. See Banos v. O’Guin, 144 F.3d 883, 885 (5th Cir. 1998); Carson v. Polley, 689 F.2d 562, 586 (5th Cir. 1982). Flores’s motions are therefore denied. The facts surrounding the IFP decision are inextricably intertwined with the merits of the appeal. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 & n.24 (5th Cir. 1997). The appeal presents no nonfrivolous issues and is dismissed as frivolous. 5TH CIR. R. 42.2. Flores is WARNED that any future frivolous, repetitive, or otherwise abusive filings will subject him to additional and progressively more severe sanctions. Flores is DIRECTED to review all pending matters and move to dismiss any that are frivolous, repetitive, or otherwise abusive. MOTIONS DENIED; APPEAL SANCTION WARNING ISSUED. 2 DISMISSED AS FRIVOLOUS;
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