Merle Rutledge, Jr. v. Officer Roach, No. 10-2310 (4th Cir. 2011)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-2310 MERLE T. RUTLEDGE, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. OFFICER ROACH OF THE CHATHAM, VA POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendant Appellee, and TOWN OF CHATHAM, VIRGINIA; CHATHAM, VA POLICE DEPARTMENT; CHIEF MARTIN WRIGHT OF THE CHATHAM, VA POLICE DEPARTMENT; PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA BOB MCDONNELL; VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL KENNETH T. CUCCINELLI, II; THE HONORABLE GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA JAN BREWER; ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL TERRY GODDARD; STATE OF VIRGINIA; CITY OF DANVILLE, VA; CITY OF DANVILLE, VA POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Danville. Jackson L. Kiser, Senior District Judge. (4:10-cv-00035-JLK-MFU) Submitted: February 28, 2011 Decided: March 4, 2011 Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, and KING and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Merle T. Rutledge, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Martha White Medley, Michael Anthony Nicholas, DANIEL, MEDLEY & KIRBY, PC, Danville, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 2 PER CURIAM: Merle T. Rutledge, Jr., appeals the district court s orders dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) denying his motion to amend his complaint. complaint and We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the court. reasons stated by the district See Rutledge v. Roach, No. 4:10-cv-00035-JLK-MFU (W.D. Va. Sept. 30 & Nov. 18, 2010). legal before We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions the court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. AFFIRMED 3

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