Jody McCreary, Texas prisoner # 1142809, moves this court for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) in this appeal from the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. The district court dismissed the complaint because McCreary had not shown that he paid the $200 sanction imposed in In re McCreary, No. 08-40665, and, for the same reason, certified that the appeal was not taken in good faith. We deny the IFP motion and dismiss the appeal as frivolous because McCreary did not comply with the sanction when he failed to obtain leave prior to filing the § 1983 complaint. Although the sanction was imposed in a ha-beas proceeding, the sanction applies to the instant case because McCreary is challenging the same conviction that he challenged in that case. Furthermore, McCreary does not address the district court’s reasons for denying IFP. By failing to discuss the district court’s rationale for denying his IFP motion, McCreary has abandoned the issue, and it is the same as if he had not appealed the district court’s order. See Brinkmann v. Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Abner, 813 F.2d 744, 748 (5th Cir. 1987). Accordingly, McCreary’s IFP motion is denied and his appeal is dismissed as frivolous. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir. 1983); 5th Cir. R. 42.2. McCreary’s motion for the appointment of counsel on appeal is also denied.

McCreary is cautioned that filing any future frivolous or repetitive motions on any matter in this court or any court subject to this court’s jurisdiction will subject him to additional sanctions, as will the failure to withdraw any pending matters that are frivolous.

MOTIONS DENIED; APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTION WARNING ISSUED.