Merle Rutledge, Jr. v. City of Norfolk, Virginia

Filing 920091023

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-1510

MERLE T. RUTLEDGE, JR., Plaintiff ­ Appellant, v. CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, Defendant ­ Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Mark S. Davis, District Judge. (2:09-cv-00157-MSD-JEB)

Submitted:

October 20, 2009

Decided:

October 23, 2009

Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

NIEMEYER,

Circuit

Judge,

and

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Merle T. Rutledge, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Merle T. Rutledge, Jr., appeals the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) civil rights

complaint for failing to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. On appeal, we confine our review to the issues

raised in the Appellant's Brief, see 4th Cir. R. 34(b), and Rutledge's court. We brief alleges no error committed by the district

Accordingly, we affirm the order of the district court. with oral argument because the facts and legal

dispense

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

AFFIRMED

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