U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2017

United States v. Frank Pate

United States v. Frank Pate
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 5, 2017 · Costa, Higginbotham, Jones, Per Curiam
705 F. App'x 319

United States v. Frank Pate

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Frank Edwin Pate, proceeding pro se, has filed the following motions in this court: (1) a motion for stay of judgments, in which he also requests immediate release; (2) a motion to dismiss for lack of appellate jurisdiction; (3) a motion to dismiss due to lack of finality and remand the case to the district court; (4) a motion for stare decisis application of law; (5) a motion for judicial notice; (6) a motion to correct a clerical error and for leave to file a motion to vacate judgments, along with (7) the motion to vacate judgments.

IT IS ORDERED that Pate’s motion to correct a clerical error and for leave to file his motion to vacate judgments is GRANTED and his remaining motions, including the motion to vacate judgments, are DENIED. Pate has appealed from the denial of an unauthorized motion. See United States v. Early, 27 F.3d 140, 141-42 (5th Cir. 1994). The appeal is without arguable merit and is therefore frivolous. See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir. 1983). Accordingly, we DISMISS the appeal AS FRIVOLOUS. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.

Pate is CAUTIONED' that future frivolous, repetitive, or otherwise abusive filings will result in the ’ imposition of sanctions, including dismissal, monetary sanctions, and restrictions on his ability to file pleadings in this court or any court subject to this court’s jurisdiction.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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