Case: 17-20225 Document: 00514478607 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/18/2018

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 17-20225 FILED May 18, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce VERNON KING, JR., Clerk Plaintiff-Appellant v. WARDEN C. G. CARTER: C. H. PRESTWOOD; C. S. LACOX; MAJOR LEMKER, Defendants-Appellees

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:17-CV-832

Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * Vernon King, Jr., Texas prisoner # 590316, moves this court for authorization to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) following the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. King has failed to show that he should be allowed to proceed IFP on appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) or that his appeal of the district court’s judgment presents a nonfrivolous issue. See

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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

Case: 17-20225 Document: 00514478607 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/18/2018

No. 17-20225 Banos v. O’Guin, 144 F.3d 883, 885 (5th Cir. 1998); Carson v. Polley, 689 F.2d 562, 586 (5th Cir. 1982). King’s motion for leave to proceed IFP is denied.

The facts surrounding the IFP decision are inextricably intertwined with the merits of the appeal. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 & n.24 (5th Cir. 1997). The appeal presents no nonfrivolous issues and is dismissed as frivolous. 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

IFP DENIED; APPEAL DISMISSED.