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NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604 Submitted February 21, 2014* Decided February 21, 2014 Before RICHARD D. CUDAHY, Circuit Judge FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge DIANE S. SYKES, Circuit Judge No. 13‐1095 AUDIE C. MURPHY, Appeal from the United States District Plaintiff‐Appellant, Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. v. No. 12 C 7621 MARCUS HARDY, et al., Defendants‐Appellees. Amy J. St. Eve, Judge. O R D E R * The appellees were not served with process in the district court and are not participating in this appeal. After examining the appellant’s brief and the record, we have concluded that this case is appropriate for summary disposition. Thus, the appeal is submitted on the appellant’s brief and the record. See FED. R. APP. P. 34(a)(2)(C). No. 13‐1095 Page 2 Audie Murphy, an Illinois prisoner, sued officers at four different prisons under
42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the constitutionality of restrictions on his ability to visit with LaVerne Huggins, an unincarcerated individual. The district court screened his complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and dismissed it for failure to state a claim. Murphy’s submission on appeal fails to specify any error on the district court’s part, and instead repeats the same narrative set forth in the complaint. We grant leeway to uncounseled appellants and do our best to discern the legal basis for their arguments, but an appellant must present some reason to disturb a district court’s decision. See FED. R. APP. P. 28(a)(8); Anderson v. Hardman,
241 F.3d 544, 545 (7th Cir. 2001). Because Murphy does not contend that the district court in any way misconstrued his complaint or otherwise erred in its analysis, this appeal is DISMISSED for lack of an adequate brief. Murphy incurred a “strike” under
28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) for filing a complaint that failed to state a claim. He now has incurred a second for filing this appeal. See Hains v. Washington,
131 F.3d 1248, 1250 (7th Cir. 1997).
Document Info
Docket Number: 13-1095
Judges: PerCuriam
Filed Date: 2/21/2014
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 4/18/2021