Joseph Russell v. Dennis Smith

Filing 920090121

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-2266

JOSEPH M. RUSSELL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DENNIS J. SMITH, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Jerome B. Friedman, District Judge. (4:08-cv-00070-JBF-JEB)

Submitted:

January 15, 2009

Decided: January 21, 2009

Before MOTZ and Circuit Judge.

SHEDD,

Circuit

Judges,

and

HAMILTON,

Senior

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joseph M. Russell, Appellant Pro Se. Christina Nicole Gilliam, Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Joseph M. Russell appeals the district court's order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) complaint. have reviewed the record and find no reversible We

error.

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Russell v. Smith, No. 4:08-cv-00070-JBF-JEB (E.D. Va. We dispense with oral argument because the facts

Oct. 6, 2008).

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

process.

AFFIRMED

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