Tina Grace v. C. Michael Spark

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 2:15-cv-01505. Copies to all parties and the district court. [999925954]. [15-2536]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-2536

TINA M. GRACE; LARRY GRACE,
Plaintiffs – Appellants,
v.
C. MICHAEL SPARKS; MICHAEL THORNSBURY,
Defendants – Appellees,
and
JAY LOCKARD, individually and in their (former) official
capacity; THE WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS;
STEVEN D. CANTERBURY, its administrator; THE MINGO COUNTY
COMMISSION,
together
with
its
present
(and
former)
commissioner(s) and in their (his) official capacity; GREG
SMITH; JOHN MARK HUBBARD; DIANE HANNAH; DAVID L. BAISDEN;
MINGO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern
District of West Virginia, at Charleston.
John T. Copenhaver,
Jr., District Judge. (2:15-cv-01505)

Submitted:

August 31, 2016

Decided:

September 9, 2016

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON and DUNCAN, Circuit
Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Richard
A.
Robb,
South
Charleston,
West
Virginia,
for
Appellants. Philip B. Sword, William R. Slicer, Michael D.
Dunham, SHUMAN, MCCUSKEY & SLICER, PLLC, Charleston, West
Virginia; Gary E. Pullin, Emily L. Lilly, PULLIN, FOWLER,
FLANAGAN, BROWN & POE, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, for
Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Appellants Tina and Larry Grace appeal the district court’s
order denying relief on their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint.
Specifically,

the

Graces

challenge

the

district

court’s

dismissal of the claims against appellees C. Michael Sparks and
Michael Thornsbury.
reversible error.

We have reviewed the record and find no

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated

by the district court.

Grace v. Sparks, No. 2:15-cv-01505 (S.D.

W. Va. Nov. 19, 2015 & July 25, 2016); see Stump v. Sparkman,
435 U.S. 349, 356-57 (1978); Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409,
430-31 (1976).

We dispense with oral argument because the facts

and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before

this

court

and

argument

would

not

aid

the

decisional

process.
AFFIRMED

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