FILED
United States Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit

OCT 24 2001

PATRICK FISHER
Clerk

	UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

TENTH CIRCUIT

LEE B. JOHNSON,

Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.

MARK N. TSCHETTER,

Defendant-Appellee.	No. 01-1078
(D.C. No. 00-Z-2434)
(D. Colo.)	

ORDER AND JUDGMENT*

Before EBEL, KELLY and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

	Plaintiff-Appellant Lee B. Johnson challenges the district court’s dismissal of his case for failing to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8.  Mr. Johnson’s arguments on appeal are difficult to discern, and we can find no basis on which to question the propriety of the district court’s ruling.  For the reasons set forth in the district court’s dismissal order dated February 5, 2001, it is obvious that Mr. Johnson’s complaint – in its original and amended forms – failed to comply with the minimum standards acceptable under our system of notice pleading.  We also find no basis for Mr. Johnson’s motion for sanctions.
	Accordingly, Mr. Johnson’s motion to appeal in forma pauperis is DENIED, and this appeal is DISMISSED as frivolous.  The filing fee must be paid in full within ten days of the date of this Order and Judgment.

						ENTERED FOR THE COURT

						David M. Ebel
						Circuit Judge