Norman Ruffin v., No. 16-7275 (4th Cir. 2017)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-7275 NORMAN RUFFIN, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. (FIRST NAME UNKNOWN) MEDICAL DOCTOR CALHOUN, NAME UNKNOWN) MEDICAL DOCTOR CLEMENTS, LVCC; UNKNOWN) MEDICAL DOCTOR LANGFORD, LVCC; UNKNOWN) MEDICAL NURSE HIGHTOWER, LVCC; UNKNOWN) MEDICAL DIRECTOR D. GOODE, LVCC, LVCC; (FIRST (FIRST NAME (FIRST NAME (FIRST NAME Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Robert G. Doumar, Senior District Judge. (2:16-cv-00403-RGD-RJK) Submitted: February 14, 2017 Decided: February 23, 2017 Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Norman Ruffin, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Norman Ruffin appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint failure to comply with its prior order. 41(b). without prejudice for See Fed. R. Civ. P. We review a district court’s dismissal under Rule 41(b) for abuse of discretion. (4th Cir. 1989). of discretion. Ballard v. Carlson, 882 F.2d 93, 95 We have reviewed the record and find no abuse Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Ruffin v. Calhoun, No. 2:16-cv-00403-RGD- RJK (E.D. Va. Sept. 6, 2016). 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 2
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