Norma Griffin v. Rocco Fucillo, No. 12-2576 (4th Cir. 2013)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-2576 NORMA BROWN GRIFFIN; UNDER SEAL; UNDER SEAL, Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. ROCCO SAMUEL FUCILLO, Commissioner, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services; DOUGLAS M. ROBINSON, Deputy Commissioner, WV DHHR; SUE HAGE, Deputy Commissioner, WV DHHR; RONALD M. ANDERSON, Deputy Commissioner, WV DHHR; JANE MCCALLISTER, Director of Child Protective Services; JOE W. BULLINGTON, Region IV Director, WV DHHR; RUSS FRIDLEY, Supervisor, CPS Worker, Greebrier County; JEFF POMEROY, Supervisor, CPS Greenbrier County; MARY TREECE, CPS Worker, Greenbrier County; RICH HULMES, CPS Worker, Greenbrier County; DAVINA AGEE, CPS Worker, Greenbrier County; NANCY EXLINE, Deputy Commissioner, WV DHHR, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Beckley. Irene C. Berger, District Judge. (5:12-cv-04223) Submitted: May 13, 2013 Decided: Before NIEMEYER, FLOYD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. June 5, 2013 Norma Brown Griffin, UNDER SEAL, UNDER SEAL, Appellants Pro Se. Charlene Ann Vaughan, Deputy Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 2 PER CURIAM: Norma Brown Griffin, UNDER SEAL, and UNDER SEAL appeal the district court s order accepting in part the recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing Griffin s motion for injunctive relief for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted. reversible error. We have reviewed the record and find no Accordingly, we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal and affirm for the reasons stated by the district (S.D.W. Va. court. Nov. 20, Griffin 2012; v. Nov. Fucillo, 28, No. 2012). 5:12-cv-04223 We deny the Appellees motion to dismiss and 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 3

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