Michael Taylor v. National Security Agency, No. 16-6288 (4th Cir. 2016)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-6288 MICHAEL ANTHONY TAYLOR, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (5:15-ct-03225-FL) Submitted: August 25, 2016 Decided: August 30, 2016 Before NIEMEYER, DIAZ, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Michael Anthony Taylor, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Michael Anthony Taylor appeals the district court’s orders denying his “motion for a more definite statement” regarding the court’s order denying his Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion to reconsider the order dismissing under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) (2012) his complaint filed pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). We have reviewed frivolous. the record and find that this appeal Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for the reasons stated by the district court. Taylor v. Nat’l Sec. Agency, No. 5:15-ct-03225-FL (E.D.N.C. Oct. 7, 2015; Dec. 23, 2015). dispense is with contentions are oral argument adequately because presented in the the facts We and legal materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2

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