IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 01-50916 USDC No. SA-99-CV-1115

LAWRENCE COLLINS, JR.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

NORMA ARANDA; L. CAESAR GARCIA; MARY KAY DELAVAN; FNU REINHARDT, deputy, Badge # 735; FNU PEDRAZA, Deputy, Badge # 758,

Defendants-Appellees.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas -------------------- December 19, 2001 Before DAVIS, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The motion by Lawrence Collins, Jr., Texas prisoner

# 821998, for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is

DENIED. See

(a)(3); Fed. R. App. P. 24(a); Baugh

v. Taylor,

(5th Cir. 1997). Collins motion for

transcripts is similarly DENIED.

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 01-50916 -2-

The instant appeal is without arguable merit and is thus

frivolous. Accordingly, it is DISMISSED. See Baugh, 117 F.2d at

202 n.24; Howard v. King,

(5th Cir. 1983).

APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTIONS DENIED.