John Dickson, Jr. v. Sorel Utsey, No. 14-1926 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-1926 JOHN M. DICKSON, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. OFFICER SOREL V. UTSEY, in his official and individual capacity; CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS POLICE CHIEF JAMES D. FOX, in his official and individual capacity, acting under color of state law; CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS POLICE DEPARTMENT, in its official capacity, and as a person acting under color of state law; CLERK MRS/MS JANE DOE OF THE GENERAL DISTRICT COURT THE TRAFFIC/CIVIL DIVISION, in her individual capacity acting under color of state law, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (4:13-cv-00057-AWA-DEM) Submitted: December 18, 2014 Decided: December 22, 2014 Before SHEDD, WYNN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. John M. Dickson, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, Newport Appellees. Darlene P. Bradberry, News, Virginia, for Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: John M. Dickson, Jr., appeals the order denying relief on his civil complaint. the record and find no reversible error. district court’s We have reviewed Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Dickson v. Utsey, No. 4:13-cv-00057-AWA-DEM (E.D. Va. July 29, 2014). We 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 2

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