James Smith v. City of Asheville, No. 14-2297 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-2297 JAMES LAWRENCE SMITH, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. CITY OF ASHEVILLE; DET. SCOTT PIPER; HON. CALVIN HILL; HON. JULIE KEPPLE; HON. ED CLONTZ; HON. SAMUEL CATHEY; HON. PATRICIA YOUNG; MARTHA ELIZABETH GRIST, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Martin K. Reidinger, District Judge. (1:14-cv-00295-MR-DLH) Submitted: April 16, 2015 Decided: April 20, 2015 Before AGEE and KEENAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. James Lawrence Smith, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: James Lawrence Smith appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) (2012). that this appeal is We have reviewed the record and find frivolous. Accordingly, we dismiss appeal for the reasons stated by the district court. the Smith v. City of Asheville, No. 1:14-cv-00295-MR-DLH (W.D.N.C. Nov. 14, 2014). legal before We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions this court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. DISMISSED 2

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