Tolbert v. MS Dept of Corr

Fifth Circuit

Tolbert v. MS Dept of Corr

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

DecidedApril 12, 1996

Docket96-60017

StatusUnpublished

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-60017 Conference Calendar

JAMES LEE TOLBERT, JR.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL.,

Defendants-Appellees.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi USDC No. 4:94CV289-D-D - - - - - - - - - - April 19, 1996 Before DUHÉ, DeMOSS, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appellant James Tolbert, Jr., did not file a notice of

appeal after the district court denied his motion for

reconsideration, which was timely as a Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e)

motion. Therefore, this court cannot consider the motion or the

attached documents in adjudicating this appeal. Fed. R. App. P.

4(a)(4). Based on the record then before it, the district court

did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Tolbert’s civil rights

action without prejudice, for failing to exhaust his

Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. administrative remedies and for failing to comply with an order

to provide a status report within 150 days. See Pedraza v. Ryan,

18 F.3d 288 (5th Cir. 1990).

AFFIRMED.

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