L. Ruther v. US Officers, No. 14-1807 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-1807 L. RUTHER, Petitioner - Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OFFICERS, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:14-mc-00024-LMB-TCB) Submitted: November 20, 2014 Decided: November 24, 2014 Before KING and KEENAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Lawrence Ruther, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: L. Ruther appeals the district court’s order finding that the document he filed there was indecipherable, denying Ruther leave of court to file the document as a civil action, in light of his pre-filing injunction, and treating the document as a miscellaneous matter. further action. reversible We error. The court closed the matter with no have reviewed Accordingly, we the deny record leave and to find no proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal for the reasons stated by the district court. Ruther v. United States Officers, No. 1:14- mc-00024-LMB-TCB (E.D. Va. July 29, 2014). oral argument adequately because presented in the the facts and materials We dispense with legal contentions are before this and court argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2

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