Dave Taylor v. City of Farmville

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--denying Motion to appoint/assign counsel [998265077-2] Originating case number: 1:09-cv-00963-AJT-IDD Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [998401613] [09-8102]

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Dave Taylor v. City of Farmville Doc. 0 Case: 09-8102 Document: 23 Date Filed: 08/12/2010 Page: 1 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 09-8102 DAVE ANDRAE TAYLOR, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. CITY OF FARMVILLE; FARMVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT; FARMVILLE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT; STATE OF VIRGINIA; PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY; OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Anthony J. Trenga, District Judge. (1:09-cv-00963-AJT-IDD) Submitted: July 8, 2010 AGEE, Circuit Decided: Judges, and August 12, 2010 HAMILTON, Senior Before SHEDD and Circuit Judge. Vacated and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion. Dave Andrae Taylor, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Dockets.Justia.com Case: 09-8102 Document: 23 Date Filed: 08/12/2010 Page: 2 PER CURIAM: Dave Andrae Taylor, a federal prisoner, filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) seeking damages on the ground that Defendants failed to advise him at the time of his arrest in February 1999 of his rights under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention. The district court dismissed the action without prejudice, concluding that Taylor's action was barred by the holding in Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). We have reviewed the record and the district court's order and conclude that pursuant to Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon, 548 U.S. 331 (2006), the action was not barred by the holding in Heck. Accordingly, we vacate the district court's order dismissing Taylor's action without prejudice and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. We deny Taylor's motion for appointment of counsel and dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal before contentions the court are and adequately argument presented not in aid the the materials decisional would process. VACATED AND REMANDED 2

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