No. 99-50986 -1- IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-50986 Conference Calendar

NATHANIEL JONES, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus THOMAS ECHARTEA, Officer/Policeman for the Fairfield Police Department; BARLOW, Officer, Defendants-Appellees.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. W-99-CV-284 - - - - - - - - - - April 11, 2000 Before WIENER, DeMOSS, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Nathaniel Jones, III, federal prisoner # 04262-078, moves this court for permission to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), following the district court’s order denying him permission to file a civil rights complaint. Although this court’s clerk’s office sent Jones a letter in accordance with Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197 (5th Cir. 1997), informing him of the requirement under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2) that he submit a copy of his prison trust fund account statement for the preceding six months, Jones

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 99-50986 -2- failed to comply. Instead, he has submitted a form certifying that, on December 20, 1999, he had $32.15 in his prison account.

Because Jones has failed to comply with this court’s directive and with § 1915(a)(2), his request to proceed IFP is DENIED, and his appeal is DISMISSED as frivolous.