               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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                           No. 95-31034
                       USDC No. CA-94-2556
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ROBERT E. LOVE,

                                       Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

RICHARD L. STALDER ET AL.,

                                       Defendants-Appellees.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Middle District of Louisiana
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                         December 19, 1995
Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Robert E. Love moves this Court for leave to proceed in

forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal.   He has failed to present a

nonfrivolous appellate issue regarding why he failed to make a

good-faith effort to exhaust prison administrative remedies.

     Because Love's motion for IFP presents no issue of arguable

merit and is thus frivolous, IFP is DENIED.   Because the appeal

is frivolous, it is DISMISSED.    See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.

     IFP DENIED; APPEAL DISMISSED.




     *
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that this opinion should not be published.
