John the Methodist as Rev. v. The State of North Carolina

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--granting Motion to proceed in forma pauperis (FRAP 24) [999154662-2]; denying Motion for summary disposition (Local Rule 27(f)) [999139877-3]; denying Motion to put the Bible back in public schools [999139877-4] Originating case number: 1:12-cv-01359-TDS-LPA Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999218901]. Mailed to: appellant. [13-1685]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 13-1685

JOHN THE METHODIST AS REV. JOHN LEE MORRIS, SR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; COUNTY OF DURHAM; JUDGE PAUL V.
NIEMEYER; JUDGE ROGER L. GREGORY; JUDGE JAMES A. WYNN, JR.;
JUDGE BARBARA MILANO KEENAN; JUDGE ANDRE M. DAVIS; JEFFREY
ATKINS; WILLIAM K. SUTER; RUTH JONES; JUDGE TREVOR SHARP;
GILL P. BECK; UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE; JUDGE WILLIAM B.
TRAXLER, JR.; JUDGE JAMES A. BEATY, JR.,
Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Thomas D. Schroeder,
District Judge. (1:12-cv-01359-TDS-LPA)

Submitted:

October 10, 2013

Decided:

October 16, 2013

Before MOTZ, SHEDD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John Lee Morris, Sr., Appellant Pro Se. Kathryn Hicks Shields,
Assistant Attorney General, Raleigh, North Carolina; Cheryl
Thornton Sloan, Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro,
North Carolina; Marie Therese Inserra, DURHAM COUNTY ATTORNEY’S

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OFFICE, Durham, North Carolina; Sara Bugbee Winn, OFFICE OF THE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
John

Lee

Morris,

Sr.,

appeals

the

district

court’s

order dismissing his civil complaint and imposing a pre-filing
injunction.
error.

We have reviewed the record and find no reversible

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the

district court.

John the Methodist v. North Carolina, No. 1:12-

cv-01359-TDS-LPA (M.D.N.C. May 9, 2013).

We grant Morris leave

to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, but deny his motions for
summary disposition and to put the Bible back in public schools.
We

dispense

contentions

with
are

oral

argument

adequately

because

presented

in

the

facts

and

the

materials

legal
before

this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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