Alison Boyd v. Anna Wagoner

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--denying Motion for other relief [998417100-2]; denying Motion to appoint/assign counsel [998331248-2] Originating case number: 1:09-cv-00930-MJH-WWD Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [998435787] [10-1256]

Alison Boyd v. Anna Wagoner

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-1256 ALISON LEVON BOYD, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. ANNA MILLS WAGONER, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AND INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA; RYAN COGGINS, In his individual and official capacity as an officer of the Greensboro Police Department; CHRISTOPHER COTTONARO, In his individual and official capacity as an officer of the Greensboro Police Department; LISA BLUE BOGGS, In her official capacity and individual capacity as Assistant U.S. Attorney; ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., In his official capacity and his individual capacity as U.S. Attorney General; THOMAS DAVID SCHROEDER, In his individual and official capacity as a U.S. Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina; WILLIAM STIMSON TRIVETTE, In his individual and official capacity as a practicing attorney; TIM R. BELLAMY, In his individual and official capacity as Chief of the Greensboro Police Department; N. CARLTON TILLEY, In his individual and official capacity as a U.S. Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina; WILLIAM L. OSTEEN, JR., In his individual and official capacity as a U.S. Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina; JAMES A. BEATY, JR., In his individual and official capacity as a U.S. Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina; SHARP, In his individual and official capacity as a U.S. Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina; ELLISON, In his individual and official capacity as a U.S. Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, Defendants - Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Durham. Malcolm J. Howard, Senior District Judge. (1:09-cv-00930-MJH-WWD) Submitted: September 28, 2010 Decided: September 30, 2010

Before WILKINSON, SHEDD, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Alison Levon Boyd, Appellant Pro Se. Gill Paul Beck, Sr., Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM: Alison Levon Boyd appeals the district court's order adopting the magistrate judge's report and recommendation and dismissing his complaint as frivolous. The district court

referred this case to a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) (2006). The magistrate judge recommended that

relief be denied and advised Boyd that failure to file timely objections to this recommendation could waive appellate review of a district this court order Boyd based failed upon to the recommendation. object to the

Despite

warning,

timely

magistrate judge's recommendation. The magistrate timely filing of specific is objections to to a

judge's

recommendation

necessary

preserve

appellate review of the substance of that recommendation when the parties have been warned of the consequences of

noncompliance.

Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 845-46 (4th Boyd

Cir. 1985); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). waived appellate after review by failing proper to timely file

specific we

objections

receiving

notice.

Accordingly,

affirm the judgment of the district court.

We also deny Boyd's We

motions for appointment of counsel and return of property. dispense with oral argument because the facts and

legal

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

AFFIRMED

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