Kendrick Alston v. Winthrop University Police, No. 11-6101 (4th Cir. 2011)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 11-6101 KENDRICK V. ALSTON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. WINTHROP UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT; ROCK HILL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT; OFFICER DEWAYNE BUNCH; OFFICER JOHN RANIER; OFFICER MIKE SMOTHERS, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Anderson. Richard Mark Gergel, District Judge. (8:09-cv-01130-RMG) Submitted: May 19, 2011 Before TRAXLER, Judges. Chief Decided: Judge, and AGEE and May 24, 2011 KEENAN, Circuit Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Kendrick V. Alston, Appellant Pro Se. Terry B. Millar, TERRY B. MILLAR, LLC, Rock Hill, South Carolina; David Leon Morrison, MORRISON LAW FIRM, LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Kendrick V. Alston appeals the district court s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint and the court s order denying discovery. no reversible error. We have reviewed the record and find Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Alston v. Winthrop Univ. Police Dep t, No. 8:09-cv-01130-RMG (D.S.C. Dec. 16, 2010; Jan. 14, 2011). legal before We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions the court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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