U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2023

Jones v. Doe

Jones v. Doe
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided April 3, 2023
Jones v. Doe

Opinion

Case: 21-20409 Document: 00516698942 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/03/2023

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

No. 21-20409

FILED Summary Calendar April 3, 2023

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Lyle W. Cayce Shawn Donell Jones, Clerk

Plaintiff—Appellant, versus

John Doe; Jamie Williams; Augustina Ihchnachn, Physician Assistant; John Doe,

Defendants—Appellees. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:21-CV-2224

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Before Jones, Haynes, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:*

The district court dismissed Appellant Shawn Jones’s claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), finding that Jones had failed to pay the filing fee and was barred from proceeding in forma pauperis. It permitted Jones to

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“move within twenty days to reopen” the case “upon payment in full” of the fee. Jones instead appealed the judgement.

The record reveals that Jones has now paid the district court filing fee. This case is DISMISSED AS MOOT.

Jones’s motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED AS MOOT.

* Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4.

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