Michael Goins v. Elbert Pearson, No. 14-6876 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-6876 MICHAEL D. GOINS, a/k/a Michael Goins, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. INVESTIGATOR ELBERT PEARSON, in his individual and official capacity; SERGEANT C. LONG, in his individual and official capacity; CORPORAL COUNCIL, in his individual and official capacity, Defendants – Appellees, and MIRIAM COCCIOLONE; BERNARD MACKEY, in his individual and official capacity; JON OMZINT, in his individual and official capacity, Defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. Richard Mark Gergel, District Judge. (4:12-cv-03494-RMG) Submitted: October 21, 2014 Before NIEMEYER Circuit Judge. and KING, Decided: Circuit Judges, Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. November 6, 2014 and DAVIS, Senior Michael D. Goins, Appellant Pro Se. James Victor McDade, DOYLE, O’ROURKE, TATE & MCDADE, PA, Anderson, South Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 2 PER CURIAM: Michael D. Goins appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint. have reviewed the record and find no reversible We error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Goins v. Pearson, No. 4:12-cv-03494-RMG (D.S.C. May 29, 2014). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal before contentions this court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. AFFIRMED 3

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