Robert S. Ballard v. Marta M. Kalinski, No. 15-7410 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-7410 ROBERT S. BALLARD, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MARTA M. KALINSKI, Dr., Defendant - Appellee, and NC DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY; PAULA SMITH, Dr., Director of Health Services, Defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Statesville. Frank D. Whitney, Chief District Judge. (5:13-cv-00175-FDW) Submitted: December 15, 2015 Before GREGORY Circuit Judge. and FLOYD, Decided: Circuit Judges, Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. December 18, 2015 and DAVIS, Senior Robert S. Ballard, Appellant Pro Se. Joseph Brandon Adams, Ginger Bagley Hunsucker, CRANFILL, SUMNER & HARTZOG, LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 2 PER CURIAM: Robert S. Ballard appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Appellee in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) action. reversible error. We have reviewed the record and find no Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Ballard v. Kalinski, No. 5:13-cv-00175- FDW (W.D.N.C. Aug. 27, 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 3

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