Christopher Bailey, IV v. Jan Smokowicz, No. 12-2255 (4th Cir. 2013)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-2255 CHRISTOPHER C. BAILEY, IV, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. JAN SMOKOWICZ, City Attorney; TOM BARRET, Mayor, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Rebecca Beach Smith, Chief District Judge. (4:12-cv-00042-RBS-DEM) Submitted: March 26, 2013 Decided: March 28, 2013 Before DUNCAN, FLOYD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Christopher C. Bailey, IV, Appellant Pro Cales, III, FURNISS, DAVIS, RASHKIND & Virginia, for Appellees. Se. James Arthur SAUNDERS, Norfolk, Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Christopher court s order granting denying defendants (2006) complaint. have C. his to appeals for dismiss the default his 42 district judgment U.S.C. Accordingly, although we pauperis, affirm for and grant the find no reversible leave to proceed reasons stated by the and § 1983 See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2), (5), (6). record we IV, motion motion the court. reviewed Bailey, We error. in forma district Bailey v. Smokowicz, No. 4:12-cv-00042-RBS-DEM (E.D. Va. filed Sept. 13, 2012; entered Sept. 14, 2012). We dispense with oral legal contentions are before this and argument adequately because presented in the the facts and materials court argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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