Douglas Fischer v. Cheryl Hill, No. 17-1641 (4th Cir. 2017)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 17-1641 DOUGLAS OTTO FISCHER, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DR. CHERYL HILL; DR. ABDEL MASSOUD, Chief Medical Officer, William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital; KIMBERLY WALSH, Former Interim Chief Executive Officer William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Elkins. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (2:16-cv-00090-JPB) Submitted: October 31, 2017 Decided: December 14, 2017 Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Jason T. Gain, Bridgeport, West Virginia, for Appellant. Timothy R. Linkous, Stephanie J. Shepherd, LINKOUS LAW, PLLC, Morgantown, West Virginia; Amy M. Smith, Susan L. Deniker, Mark G. Jeffries, STEPTOE & JOHNSON PLLC, Bridgeport, West Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Douglas Otto Fischer appeals the district court’s order dismissing his civil action. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. The district court properly dismissed the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) claims on the ground that the defendants are entitled to absolute immunity from such claims, and properly declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the related state law claims. Accordingly, we affirm. 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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