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Ross v. Williams, 10th Cir. (2008)
Ross v. Williams, 10th Cir. (2008)
July 1, 2008
Elisabeth A. Shumaker
Clerk of Court
v.
JOE WILLIAMS, Director, N.M.
Correction Department; GEORGE
TAPIA, Warden, Western N.M.
Correctional Facility,
Defendants-Appellees.
Pro se state prisoner Robert Gene Ross brings this 42 U.S.C. 1983 appeal
alleging civil rights violations against employees of the Western New Mexico
Correctional Facility and the New Mexico Correction Department. On appeal, he
challenges the district courts dismissal of five constitutional claims against
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited,
however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th
Cir. R. 32.1.
After examining the briefs and the appellate record, this panel has
determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the
determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G).
The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
time on appeal. See Boone v. Carlsbad Bancorporation, Inc., 972 F.2d 1545,
1549 n.1 (10th Cir. 1992).
After carefully reviewing the briefs and the record on appeal, we see no
error in the dismissal of Defendants claims. Thus, having conducted a de novo
review, we DENY Plaintiffs Motion and Request for Hearing and DISMISS this
appeal for substantially the reasons stated by the magistrate judge and the district
court. We GRANT Plaintiffs motion to proceed in forma pauperis and remind
him of his continuing obligation to make partial payments until his filing fee has
been paid in full. Any other pending motions are DENIED.
Entered for the Court
Monroe G. McKay
Circuit Judge
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