Steven Barnes v. Judge Keesley, No. 12-7460 (4th Cir. 2012)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-7460 STEVEN LOUIS BARNES, Plaintiff Appellant, v. JUDGE WILLIAM KEESLEY; STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON; ATTORNEY DANIEL PLYLER; ATTORNEY GREGORY; STATE OFFICIALS, only in their official capacity, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. Margaret B. Seymour, Chief District Judge. (4:11-cv-02969-MBS) Submitted: November 13, 2012 Decided: November 16, 2012 Before NIEMEYER, GREGORY, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Steven Louis Barnes, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Steven Louis Barnes appeals the district court s orders dismissing his 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 (2006) complaint without prejudice and denying reconsideration. * record and find no reversible error. We have reviewed the Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Barnes v. Keesley, 4:11-cv-02969-MBS (D.S.C. June 27 & July 25, 2012). 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 * Although the magistrate judge issued a report and recommendation that the complaint be dismissed, the district court relied on different reasoning in dismissing the complaint. 2

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