Bigsby v. Runyon ( 1997 )

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-60858
Conference Calendar
ROBERT L. BIGSBY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
MARVIN T. RUNYON, Postmaster General;
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE;
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIER’S ASSOCIATION,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 1:94-CV-278-D-D
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October 21, 1997
Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Robert Bigsby appeals the district court’s imposition of
sanctions. We have reviewed the record and briefs, and we
conclude that the district court’s decision to impose sanctions
was not an abuse of discretion. See Krim v. BancTexas Group,
Inc., 99 F.3d 775, 777 (5th Cir. 1996); Natural Gas Pipeline Co.
of America v. Energy Gathering, Inc., 2 F.3d 1397, 1411 (5th Cir.
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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1993). Bigsby’s appeal is without merit and therefore frivolous.
See Howard v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir. 1983); see 5TH
CIR. R. 42.2.
Bigsby’s history of frivolous filings demonstrates that he
is a vexatious and harassing litigant. Accordingly, Bigsby is
BARRED from filing any pro se civil appeal in this court without
the prior written approval of a judge of this court in active
service. Further he is BARRED from filing any pro se initial
civil pleading in any court which is subject to this court’s
jurisdiction, without the advance written permission of a judge
of the forum court. The clerk of this court and the clerks of
all federal district courts subject to the jurisdiction of this
court are directed to return to Bigsby, unfiled, any attempted
submission inconsistent with this bar.
APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTIONS IMPOSED.