Sutton v. Farford

Filing 920060828

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 05-7260

GEORGE RANDOLPH SUTTON, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, versus RICK FARFORD, Goldsboro Sheriff Officer Detective; GEORGE RACHEL, Sheriff Department Supervisor, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Malcolm J. Howard, Senior District Judge. (CA-04-900-5)

Submitted: August 24, 2006

Decided: August 28, 2006

Before KING, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

George Randolph Sutton, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: George Randolph Sutton, Jr. appeals the district court's order denying his motions to amend his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) complaint, for an answer to his amended complaint, and to compel an answer following the district court's dismissal of his initial complaint as frivolous.* We have reviewed the record and find no Accordingly, we affirm See Sutton v.

abuse of discretion or reversible error.

for the reasons stated by the district court.

Farford, No. CA-04-900-5 (E.D.N.C. filed July 18, 2006; entered July 22, 2006). We dispense with oral argument because the facts

and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

To the extent Sutton seeks to appeal the district court's prior order dismissing his complaint as frivolous, we are without jurisdiction to consider his arguments because his notice of appeal was untimely as to that order. - 2 -

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