Robert S. Ballard v. Marta M. Kalinski

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 5:13-cv-00175-FDW Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999721044]. Mailed to: Robert Ballard and Joseph Adams. [15-7410]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-7410

ROBERT S. BALLARD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MARTA M. KALINSKI, Dr.,
Defendant - Appellee,
and
NC DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY; PAULA SMITH, Dr., Director of
Health Services,
Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Statesville.
Frank D. Whitney,
Chief District Judge. (5:13-cv-00175-FDW)

Submitted:

December 15, 2015

Before GREGORY
Circuit Judge.

and

FLOYD,

Decided:

Circuit

Judges,

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

December 18, 2015

and

DAVIS,

Senior

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Robert S. Ballard, Appellant Pro Se.
Joseph Brandon Adams,
Ginger Bagley Hunsucker, CRANFILL, SUMNER & HARTZOG, LLP,
Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Robert

S.

Ballard

appeals

the

district

court’s

order

granting summary judgment to Appellee in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983
(2012)

action.

reversible error.

We

have

reviewed

the

record

and

find

no

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated

by the district court.

Ballard v. Kalinski, No. 5:13-cv-00175-

FDW (W.D.N.C. Aug. 27, 2015).

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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