Walter Ruff, Jr. v. Matt Bowers, No. 14-1177 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-1177 WALTER CLAYTON RUFF, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MATT BOWERS, Sergeant; WESLEY BOLAND, Captain; NICK BOUKNIGHT, Investigator; JAMES LEE FOSTER, Newberry County Sheriff, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Anderson. Mary G. Lewis, District Judge. (8:12-cv-03522-MGL) Submitted: May 22, 2014 Before TRAXLER, Circuit Judges. Chief Decided: May 28, 2014 Judge, and HAMILTON and DAVIS, Senior Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Walter Clayton Ruff, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Vinton D. Lide, Michael Stephen Pauley, LIDE & PAULEY, LLC, Lexington, South Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Walter Clayton Ruff, Jr., 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. have reviewed the record and find no reversible We error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Ruff v. Bowers, No. 8:12-cv-03522-MGL (D.S.C. Feb. 19, 2014). We counsel. legal before further deny Ruff s motion for appointment of We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions this court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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