George Ward v. April Edwards, No. 22-7412 (4th Cir. 2023)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 22-7412 GEORGE ALLEN WARD, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. APRIL EDWARDS, Deputy (MS); MARK L. BARRICK, Sheriff, Mathews County Sheriff Department; MATHEWS COUNTY, VIRGINIA; LIEUTENANT WILLIAM “BILL” RILEY, Former; DEPUTY GILBERT COONS; MIKE ROWE, The County of Mathews Virginia Board of Supervisors Chairman; AMY DUBOIS, Member; MELISSA MASON, Member; PAUL HUDGINS, Member; JACKIE INGRAM, Member, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, Senior District Judge. (2:19-cv-00526-RAJ-RJK) Submitted: July 25, 2023 Decided: July 27, 2023 Before WYNN and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. George Allen Ward, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: George Allen Ward, a Virginia prisoner, appeals the district court’s order denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. * We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. Ward v. Edwards, No. 2:19-cv-00526-RAJ-RJK (E.D. Va. Oct. 18, 2022). 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 This case returns to us following a limited remand for the district court to conduct the fact finding necessary to determine whether Ward’s notice of appeal was timely filed under Fed. R. App. P. 4(c)(1). * 2

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