Wake County Human Services v. William Davis, No. 15-1968 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-1968 WAKE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, JR., Defendant – Appellant, No. 15-1969 WAKE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, JR., Defendant – Appellant, No. 15-1970 WAKE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, JR., Defendant – Appellant, No. 15-1971 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, JR., Defendant – Appellant, No. 15-1972 WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, JR., daughter J.F.D., a minor, as next best friend to his Plaintiff - Appellant, and J.F.D., a minor, Plaintiff, v. CHARLOTTE MITCHEL, individually and as Guardian Ad Litem of J.F.D., appointed by the Court; WENDY KIRWAN, individually and as Supervisor Wake County N.C. Guardian Ad Litem Program; NAOMIE LIVINGSTON, Individually and as Director Wake County NC Guardian Ad Litem Program and all staff individually and in their official capacities as program managers, superiors and Advocate Attorneys for the Wake County NC 10th Judicial District Guardian Ad Litem Program; JANE VOLLAND, Individually, and as Director of the State of North Carolina Ad Litem; BEVERLY PERDUE, individually and as Governor of the State of North Carolina; NANCY BERSON, individually and as Child and Family for UNC School of 2 Medicine Program on Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment; ANTHONY HAL MORRIS, Individually and in their official capacities as Advocate Attorneys for the Wake County N.C. Guardian Ad Litem Program; RICHARD CROUTHARMEL, Individually and in their official capacities as Advocate Attorneys; for the Wake County N.C. Guardian Ad Litem Program; SUSAN F. VICK, Individually and in their official capacities as Advocate Attorneys; for the Wake County N.C. Guardian Ad Litem Program; REGINALD O'ROURKE, Individually and in their official capacities as Advocate Attorneys; for the Wake County N.C. Guardian Ad Litem Program; MELLONNEE KENNEDY, Individually and in their official capacities as Advocate Attorneys; for the Wake County N.C. Guardian Ad Litem Program; CARRIE FLATT, Individually and in their official capacities, as Program Supervisors for the Wake County, N.C. Guardian Ad Litem Program; FONDA LYONS-COUSAR; MARGARET HERTZLER, individually and in their official capacities, as Program Supervisors for the Wake County, N.C. Guardian Ad Litem Program; CHERYL HANES, Individually and in their official capacities, as Program Supervisors for the Wake County, N.C. Guardian Ad Litem Program, Defendants – Appellees, No. 15-7355 WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; BEVERLY PERDUE, Governor; MELANIE A. SHEKITA; COLON WILLOUGHBY; ERIC CRAIG CHASSE; LORI CHRISTINA; ROBERT RAEL; DAVID COOK; ALBERT SINGER; ROGER ASKEW; ELIZABETH MCCLEERY; SYDNEY BATELL; SCOTT WARREN; NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES; WAKE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES; RAMON RAJENO; JOHN TENNA; WARREN LUCKWIG; LISA SELLERS; DANIELLE DOYLE; JAN MAGRI; AUDREY RICHARDSON; TAMMY PATTERSON; ALLISON THOMPSON; SONJA CARLTON; WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS; WAKE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD; KINGWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; SHERRY SESSER; ELAINE HOFFETT; KRISTEN LEWIS; TOWN OF CARY; CARY POLICE DEPARTMENT; SETH CUNNINGHAM; PAT BAZEMORE; IRVING LESSETT; MICHELLE SAVAGE; GREGORY SAVAGE; ADAM SHAKATE; MARK EVERSON; 3 NANCY BENSON; JANE VOLLAND; MAONIE LIVINGSTON; CHARLOTTE MITCHELL; WENDY KIRWIN; RICHARD CROUTHIMEL; HAL MORRIS; SUSAN VICK; JANE DOE; NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; DENISE EDWARDS; ALLEN BRONIES; ANGELA HASS; DAVID DUKE; JAMIE HUNT; OLLIE TAYLOR; ROBERT BROWN; RICHARD DURHAM; ROBIN STRICKLAND; BRIAN DEMEFONE, Defendants - Appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, Senior District Judge. (5:14-cv-00005-F; 5:14-cv-00004-F; 5:14-cv00003-F; 5:14-cv-00007-F; 5:12-cv-00493-F; 5:11-ct-03258-F) Submitted: December 15, 2015 Before GREGORY Circuit Judge. and FLOYD, Decided: Circuit Judges, December 17, 2015 and DAVIS, Senior Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. William Scott Davis, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Roger Allen Askew, WAKE COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 4 PER CURIAM: In these consolidated appeals, William Scott Davis, Jr., seeks to appeal the district court’s orders denying his motions for recusal and to reopen. no reversible error. We have reviewed the record and find Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Wake Cty. Human Servs. v. Davis, No. July 5:14-cv-00005-F 2015). legal before (E.D.N.C. 14, 2015); id. (Aug. 26, 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 5

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