Mark Dowdy v. University of Virginia, No. 11-7699 (4th Cir. 2012)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 11-7699 MARK RYLAND DOWDY, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA; JOHN T. CASTEEN, III; TERESA A. SULLIVAN; ELIZABETH OLMSTEAD; JEFFREY MAGNUM; RACHEL ADAMS; NANCY KNOELL; LISA SLATE; HOLLIS LUMPKIN; ANGELA BOYD; MARK RATZLAFF; LESLIE RIGGS; BEVERLY FRIES; GREGORY BURES; JAMES SATIRA, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Michael F. Urbanski, District Judge. (7:11-cv-00549-MFU-RSB) Submitted: May 24, 2012 Before MOTZ and Circuit Judge. DAVIS, Decided: Circuit Judges, and May 30, 2012 HAMILTON, Senior Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Mark Ryland Dowdy, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Mark Ryland Dowdy appeals the district court s order dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b) (2006). We have reviewed the record and find that this appeal is frivolous. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for the reasons stated by the district court. Dowdy v. Univ. of Va., No. 7:11-cv-00549-MFU- RSB (W.D. Va. entered Dec. 6, 2011 & filed Dec. 7, 2011). dispense with oral argument because the facts and We legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2

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