William H. Ferguson v. Michael C. Samberg, Warden

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Submitted Aug. 31, 1987. Decided Oct. 21, 1987.

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1987-10-21

Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))

Relies on Edwards v. Hamilton

Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1987-10-21

NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.

William H. Ferguson, appellant pro se.

William W. Muse, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before HALL and SPROUSE, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

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A review of the record and the district court's opinion discloses that this appeal from its order denying plaintiff's motion to reopen his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 complaint is without merit. Because the dispositive issues recently have been decided authoritatively, we dispense with oral argument, affirm the judgment below on the reasoning of the district court, and deny the appellant's motion for stay of the proceedings. Ferguson v. Samberg, C/A No. 86-383-R (E.D. Va. July 24, 1987).

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AFFIRMED.