Richard Bell v. Franis, No. 09-7728 (4th Cir. 2009)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 09-7728 RICHARD W. BELL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. FRANIS, Sheriff; COVENANT, Captain; SERGEANT DOLE; VANCE, Sheriff Deputy, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior District Judge. (1:09-cv-00650-JCC-IDD) Submitted: December 15, 2009 Decided: December 21, 2009 Before MICHAEL and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Richard W. Bell, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Richard W. Bell appeals the district court s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) action as frivolous. have reviewed the record and find no reversible We error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Bell v. Franis, Sept. 3, 2009). facts and materials legal before No. 1:09-cv-00650-JCC-IDD (E.D. Va. We dispense with oral argument because the contentions are adequately the and argument court presented would not in the aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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