Rickey Dean Melntire, Texas prisoner #808172, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint as malicious pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(l). The dismissal of a complaint under § 1915A is reviewed de novo. Velasquez v. Woods, 329 F.3d 420, 421 (5th Cir. 2003).

Melntire does not dispute that this lawsuit raises substantially the same claims that he raised in McIntire v. Grand Prairie Police Dep’t, No. 4:04-CV-951-A (N.D.Tex. 2005), but he argues that the dismissal of this complaint was error because No. 4:04-CV-951-A was dismissed without prejudice and his claims are still timely under Texas law.

Our records do not support Mclntire’s contention that No. 4:04-CV-951-A was dismissed without prejudice. The district court dismissed No. 4:04-CV-951-A pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). Although the order of dismissal did not specifically state that the complaint was dismissed with prejudice, a dismissal pursuant to § 1915(e) is deemed to be with prejudice unless the district court specifies otherwise. Marts v. Hines, 117 F.3d 1504, 1506 (5th Cir. 1997) (en banc).

We therefore conclude that this appeal is without arguable merit and that it should be dismissed as frivolous. 5th Cir. R. 42.2; Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 220 (5th Cir. 1983).

*303 The dismissal of No. 4:04-CV-951-A, the dismissal of the current complaint by the district court, and the dismissal of this appeal all count as strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Adepegba v. Hammons, 103 F.3d 383, 387-88 (5th Cir. 1996). As Mcln-tire now has accumulated at least three strikes under § 1915(g), he is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis 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. § 1915(g).

APPEAL DISMISSED; 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) BAR IMPOSED.