Kirby Barnes v. Smithfield Foods, No. 14-1670 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-1670 KIRBY BARNES, Plaintiff Appellant, v. SMITHFIELD FOODS, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Rebecca Beach Smith, Chief District Judge. (2:14-cv-00080-RBS-LRL) Submitted: October 16, 2014 Decided: October 20, 2014 Before MOTZ, WYNN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Kirby Barnes, Appellant Pro Se. Kurt George Larkin, HUNTON & WILLIAMS, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Kirby Barnes appeals the district court s order dismissing his complaint without prejudice for failing to serve the Defendant, Smithfield Foods, within 120 days of filing the complaint, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). confine our brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). does not review challenge disposition, Barnes court s order. to the the has issues raised in On appeal, we the Appellant s Because Barnes informal brief basis for forfeited the district appellate court s review of the Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm the district court s judgment. dispense with contentions are oral argument adequately because presented in the the facts We and legal materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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