Merle Rutledge, Jr. v. City of Norfolk, Virginia, No. 09-1898 (4th Cir. 2009)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 09-1898 MERLE T. RUTLEDGE, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; CITY DEPARTMENT; N.E. KARANGELEN, Officer, OF NORFOLK POLICE Defendants Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Mark S. Davis, District Judge. (2:09-cv-00129-MSD-JEB) Submitted: December 17, 2009 Decided: December 23, 2009 Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and AGEE, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Merle T. Rutledge, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Andrew Richard Fox, Assistant City Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Merle T. Rutledge, Jr., appeals the district court s order dismissing his 42 failure to state a claim. no reversible error. U.S.C. facts 31, 2009). and materials legal before complaint for Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons 2:09-cv-00129-MSD-JEB July (2006) We have reviewed the record and find stated by the district court. No. § 1983 See Rutledge v. City of Norfolk, (E.D. Va. filed July 30; entered We dispense with oral argument because the contentions are adequately the and argument court presented would not in the aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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