James Simpson v. Martesha Bishop, No. 19-7092 (4th Cir. 2019)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 19-7092 JAMES HENRY SIMPSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MARTESHA BISHOP, Magistrate; MICHAEL POERSTEL, Officer; BROOK PETTIT, Assistant Commonwealth Attorney; JOSHUA BOYLES, Assistant Commonwealth Attorney; BEVERLY SNUKALS, Judge; JUDGE HERBERT C. GILL, Judge; THOMAS B. HOOVER, Judge; WALTER STOUT, Judge; CLARENCE N. JENKINS, Judge; DONALD LEMONS, Chief Justice; ABIGAIL PAULES, Public Defender; MELVIN TODDS, JR., Court Appointed Attorney, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. John A. Gibney, Jr., District Judge. (3:18-cv-00263-JAG-RCY) Submitted: November 21, 2019 Decided: November 26, 2019 Before KEENAN and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. James Simpson, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: James Simpson 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). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error: Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), bars Simpson’s present claims. Accordingly, we affirm. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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