Brandon Pickens v. Kieran Shanahan

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 1:16-cv-00251-LCB-JLW. Copies to all parties and the district court/agency [1000044110]. Mailed to: Brandon Michael Pickens. [16-7647]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-7647

BRANDON MICHAEL PICKENS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
KIERAN J. SHANAHAN, Secretary of the Department of Public
Safety; W. DAVID GUICE, Chief Deputy Secretary of the
Department of Public Safety; ROBERT C. LEWIS; INA HILTON;
SCOTLAND COUNTY; SORRELL SAUNDERS, Superintendent; N.C.
PRISON LEGAL SERVICES; ELIZABETH ALBITSON, Staff Attorney;
BEN FINHOLT, Staff Attorney; TIMOTHY REYNOLDS, Unit Manager,
Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro.
Loretta Copeland
Biggs, District Judge. (1:16-cv-00251-LCB-JLW)

Submitted:

March 14, 2017

Before FLOYD and
Circuit Judge.

HARRIS,

Decided:

Circuit

Judges,

and

March 17, 2017

DAVIS,

Senior

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Brandon Michael Pickens, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Brandon Michael Pickens appeals the district court’s order
accepting

the

recommendation

of

the

magistrate

judge

and

dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915A(b)(1) (2012).
reversible error.

We have reviewed the record and find no

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated

by the district court.

See Pickens v. Shanahan, No. 1:16-cv-

00251-LCB-JLW (M.D.N.C. Apr. 25, 2016).

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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