Joseph Russell v. Michael McWeeny, No. 08-2265 (4th Cir. 2009)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 08-2265 JOSEPH M. RUSSELL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MICHAEL P. MCWEENY; COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; VICTOR ELION, P.H.D., Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Jerome B. Friedman, District Judge. (4:08-cv-00063-JBF-JEB) Submitted: January 15, 2009 Before MOTZ and Circuit Judge. SHEDD, Circuit Decided: January 21, 2009 Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Joseph M. Russell, Appellant Pro Se. Christy Monolo, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia; William Norman Watkins, SANDS, ANDERSON, MARKS & MILLER, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Joseph R. Russell appeals the district court s order dismissing his civil complaint pursuant to District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462 (1983), and Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co., 263 U.S. 413 (1923). record and find no reversible error. We have reviewed the Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Russell v. McWeeny, No. 4:08-cv-00063-JBF-JEB (E.D. Va. Oct. 2, 2008). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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