Hephzibah Bates v. P. A. Nunley, No. 12-1920 (4th Cir. 2012)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-1920 HEPHZIBAH BATES, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. P. A. LACEY NUNLEY, Deputy General Counsel; SHERIFF C. T. WOODY; MR. RUEBEN DANIELS, Director; MR. CUNNINGHAM, FBI Richmond Special Agent in Charge (2007); WACHOVIA CORPORATION; MANAGEMENT, Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc.; WACHOVIA BANK/WELLS FARGO; RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH; JENNIFER ELFLEIN, Commander; DR. KEITH T. MILLER, President; NASA, Legal Department; NATO HEADQUARTERS; ALTRIA GROUP/PMUSA; THE HONORABLE WILLIAM HOWELL, Speaker of the House; MR. KEN CUCCINELLI, II, Attorney General of Virginia; STEVEN FLAHERTY; SEAN BATES; IAN BLAIR; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; CHIEF CATHY L. LANIER; THOMAS J. TAUKE, Executive Vice President; HENRICO COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY; BRYANT GUMBEL; DAVID B. ALBO, Delegate of Virginia General Assembly; MARLA GRAFF DECKER, Secretary of Public Safety; JOHN BERNIER; SUN TRUST BANK; TV6 WTVR; WWBT TV12; PASTOR WELLINGTON BOONE, The Father's House Church; FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA; ZWERDLING, OPPLEMAN & ADAMS; MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER; GRTC; MAYOR DWIGHT JONES; MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG; VA DOMINION POWER; MARTIN FOOD STORE, Ukrops; CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT; PAUL CONN, President Lee College/University; BB&T; PRESIDENT CHARLES EVANS; FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION; VCU POLICE DEPARTMENT; CHIEF OF POLICE, Richmond Police Department; CAROLYN CREIGHTON; HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH; RICHMOND BEHAVIOR HEALTH AUTHORITY; HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN; ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY; BANK OF AMERICA; VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION; JUDGE MELVIN HUGHES, JR.; ALVIN ANDREW BATES, JR.; BERNADETTE BATES THOMPSON; JOEY JENKINS, III; PASTOR RANDY GILBERT; PASTOR CHERIE GILBERT; BRIAN WILLIAMS, NBC Evening News Anchor, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Robert E. Payne, Senior District Judge. (3:12-cv-00269-REP) Submitted: September 19, 2012 Decided: November 6, 2012 Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Hephzibah Bates, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 2 PER CURIAM: Hephzibah Bates appeals the district court s order dismissing her civil complaint as frivolous and delusional under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (2006). no reversible error. We have reviewed the record and find Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. 00269-REP (E.D. Va. July 2, Bates v. Nunley, No. 3:12-cv2012). 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 3

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