Calvin Norton v. Columbus Board of Elections, No. 20-1333 (4th Cir. 2021)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-1333 CALVIN TYRONE NORTON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. COLUMBUS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS; HAROLD FIPPS, individually and in his official capacity as Chairman of Columbus County Board of Elections; BONITA BLAKNEY, individually and in her official capacity as Vice Chairman of the Board of Elections; JOANN GARRELL, individually and in her official capacity as Board Member of Columbus County Board of Elections; CARLA STRICKLAND, individually and in her official capacity as Director of Columbus County Board of Elections; COLUMBUS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; JEROME MCMILLIAN, individually and in his official capacity as Columbus County Commissioner; JAMES E. PREVATTE, individually and in his official capacity as Columbus County Board of Commissioner; GILES E. BYRD, individually and in his official capacity as Columbus County Board of Commissioner; EDWIN P. RUSS, individually and in his official capacity as Columbus County Board of Commissioner; RICKY BULLARD, individually and in his official capacity as Columbus County Board of Commissioner; CHARLES MCDOWELL, individually and in his official capacity as Columbus County Board of Commissioner; LEWIS L. HATCHER, Sheriff of Columbus County, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Columbus County; JODY STEADMAN GREENE, Uncertified Sheriff of Columbus County, individually and in his official capacity as not residency or domicile of Columbus County to run for the office of Sheriff; WESTERN SURETY CO., d/b/a CNA Surety Insurance, Surety for Columbus County Sheriff; JESS HILL, individually and in his official capacity as Clerk of Columbus County; BRENDEN JONES, individually and in his official capacity as NC State House of Representatives 46th District; RED DOME GROUP, INC., a business nonprofit corporation; SCOTT ANDREW YATES, individually and in his official capacity as registered agent, president, and board of director of Red Dome Group, Inc.; LESLIE MCCRAE DOWLESS, JR., individually and in his official capacity as Contractor employee of Red Dome Group, Inc.; AMANDA PRINCE, individually and in her official capacity as counsel employee for Columbus County Government; AARON HERRING, individually and in his official capacity uncertified Chief Deputy of Columbus County; DANNY EARL BRITT, JR., individually and in his official capacity as NC State Senator and License Attorney; BOYD T. WORLEY, individually and in his official capacity as license attorney; NORWOOD PITT BLANCHARD, III, individually and in his officially capacity as license attorney; TUCKER MACK WARD, individually and in his official capacity as Board Member of Columbus County Board of Elections; TRENT BURROUGHS, individually and in his official capacity as Chairman of Columbus County Board of Commissioners, Defendants - Appellees, and NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF ELECTIONS; BOB CORDLE; STELLA ANDERSON; DAVID BLACK; JEFF CARMON; KEN RAYMOND, Parties-in-Interest. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Wilmington. James C. Dever III, District Judge. (7:19-cv-00088-D) Submitted: December 30, 2020 Decided: January 29, 2021 Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and KING and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Calvin Tyrone Norton, Appellant Pro Se. Kathryn Hicks Shields, Assistant Attorney General, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina; Norwood Pitt Blanchard, III, CROSSLEY MCINTOSH COLLIER HANLEY & EDES PLLC, Wilmington, North Carolina; Michael Bernard Cohen, Dan M. Hartzog, Jr., HARTZOG LAW GROUP, Cary, North Carolina; William Eric Freeman, MANNING, FULTON & SKINNER, PA, Durham, North Carolina; Jonathan Whitfield Gibson, MANNING, FULTON & SKINNER, PA, Raleigh, North Carolina; Mark A. Jones, BELL, DAVIS & PITT, PA, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; David Stebbins Coats, BAILEY & 2 DIXON, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 3 PER CURIAM: Calvin Tyrone Norton appeals the district court’s order dismissing his complaint in which he sought to challenge the 2018 election of the Columbus County Sheriff. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny Norton’s motion to supplement the record and affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Norton v. Columbus Cnty. Bd. of Elections, No. 7:19-cv-00088-D (E.D.N.C. Mar. 13, 2020). 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 4
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