Beasley v. Wood, No. 07-7541 (4th Cir. 2008)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 07-7541 MARION BEASLEY, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. D.G. WOOD, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Durham. N. Carlton Tilley, Jr., District Judge. (1:05-cv-00850-NCT) Submitted: April 3, 2008 Decided: April 24, 2008 Before NIEMEYER, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Marion Beasley, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Yvonne Bulluck Ricci, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Marion Beasley, Jr., appeals the district court s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) complaint. the record and find no reversible error. substantially for the reasons stated We have reviewed Accordingly, we affirm by the district court. Beasley v. Wood, No. 1:05-cv-00850-NCT (M.D.N.C. Sept. 21, 2007). Moreover, although not specifically addressed by the district court, Beasley s claim under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Pub. L. No. 106-274, 114 Stat. 804, 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-1(a) (2000) ( RLUIPA ), may be dismissed for the same reasons as his § 1983 claim. 174, 185-86 (4th Cir. 2006). See Lovelace v. Lee, 472 F.3d 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 - 2 -

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