Bernard McFadden v. Edward Bittinger, No. 17-6772 (4th Cir. 2017)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 17-6772 BERNARD MCFADDEN, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. EDWARD BITTINGER, Captain and/or Disciplinary Hearing Officer of Kershaw CI; TONY SMITH, Captain of Kershaw CI, in their individual or personal capacities, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. J. Michelle Childs, District Judge. (2:15-cv-02507-JMC) Submitted: October 17, 2017 Decided: October 20, 2017 Before FLOYD and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Bernard McFadden, Appellant Pro Se. Michelle Parsons Kelley, RICHARDSON PLOWDEN, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Bernard McFadden appeals the district court’s orders accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint and denying his motion to alter or amend the judgment, Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. McFadden v. Bittinger, No. 2:15-cv-02507JMC (D.S.C. Mar. 20, 2017 & May 30, 2017). 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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