
    Carlos KIDD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Brad LIVINGSTON, Defendant-Appellee
    No. 17-40912
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Filed January 29, 2018
    Carlos Kidd, Pro Se
    Jason T. Bramow, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee
    Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
   PEft CURIAM:

Carlos Kidd, Texas prisoner # 1079464, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, alleging that Brad Livingston, the former director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, failed to protect him. Kidd moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) to appeal the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation.

This court must examine the basis of its jurisdiction, sua sponte, if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). We lack jurisdiction to address this appeal. See Donaldson v. Ducote, 373 F.3d 622, 624 (5th Cir. 2004); see also Colburn v. Bunge Towing, Inc., 883 F.2d 372, 379 (5th Cir. 1989). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and deny Kidd’s IFP motion as moot.

APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTION DENIED AS MOOT. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
     