John M. Dickson, Jr. v. FBI, No. 15-2168 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-2168 JOHN M. DICKSON, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION NEWPORT NEWS FIELD OFFICE, JOHN/JANE DOE(S) SUPERVISOR TECHNICAL AGENT(S), Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION NEWPORT NEWS FIELD OFFICE, JOHN/JANE DOE(S) TECHNICAL AGENT(S), Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION NEWPORT NEWS FIELD OFFICE, JOHN/JANE DOE(S) SUPERVISOR FIELD AGENT(S), Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION NEWPORT NEWS FIELD OFFICE, JOHN/JANE DOE(S) FIELD AGENT(S), Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION NEWPORT NEWS FIELD OFFICE, JOHN/JANE DOE(S) TECHNICAL AGENT(S), Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE, JOHN DOE(S), Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); CITY OF HAMPTON VIRGINIA, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); CITY OF HAMPTON VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); FORMER CITY OF HAMPTON POLICE CHIEF CHARLES JORDAN, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); CITY OF HAMPTON POLICE OFFICERS JOHN/JANE DOE(S), Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); CITY OF HAMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE CHIEF JAMES A. GRAY, JR., Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); CITY OF HAMPTON FIREMAN JOHN/JANE DOE(S), Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS VIRGINIA, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); FORMER CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS POLICE CHIEF JAMES D. FOX, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS POLICE OFFICERS JOHN/JANE DOE(S), Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); PUBLIC DEFENDER OF THE CITY OF HAMPTON CHRISTINA O’BRIEN, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); ATTORNEY ROBERT G. SAUNDERS, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); ATTORNEY MICHAEL A. HYMAN, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); ATTORNEY ELIZABETH VINSON, PLC, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); DOCTOR RICHARD G. GRIFFIN, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); DOCTOR SAYEED ASHAN, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); DOCTOR HASMUKH VYAS, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); DOCTOR MICHAEL L. KOHN, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); DIANE SAWYER OF THE AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); ROBIN ROBERTS OF THE AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, Acting as a 2 person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); JACOB PAUL TAPPER OF CNN WASHINGTON D.C. STUDIOS, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT MIDTOWN NORTH PRECINCT, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); TECHNICAL POLICE OFFICERS JOHN/JANE DOE(S) NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); SOCIAL WORKER, MR. MICHAEL FRAZIER, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); MS. NAJEAH EASMELL, Acting as a person(s) and member(s) of a criminal enterprise Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (4:15-cv-00092-AWA-DEM) 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. John M. Dickson, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 3 PER CURIAM: John M. Dickson, Jr., appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) (2012) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. No. We have reviewed the record and find no Dickson v. Fed. Bureau of Investigation, 4:15-cv-00092-AWA-DEM entered Sept. 11, 2015). (E.D. Va. filed Sept. 10, 2015; 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 4

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