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979 F.2d 848

Docket No. 91-7140.

Pugh v. Bowlin

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Submitted: December 27, 1991 Decided: November 25, 1992

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1992-11-25

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))

Relies on Hudson v. Palmer · Kentucky v. Hamilton · Lake Murray Docks, Incorporated v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, Intervenor

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Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1992-11-25

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Malcolm J. Howard, District Judge.

Annetta J. Pugh, Appellant Pro Se.

E.D.N.C.

AFFIRMED.

Before RUSSELL, WILKINSON, and WILKINS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

¶1

Annetta Pugh brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) action alleging that a sheriff and his deputy unlawfully seized her car, police band radio, and four dogs. The district court dismissed the action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) (1988). Pugh appealed. Because we agree with the district court's conclusion that Pugh has an adequate remedy under state law and can pursue this matter in state court, we affirm. See Denton v. Hernandez, 60 U.S.L.W. 4346 (U.S. 1992); Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517 (1984); Wilkins v. Whitaker, 714 F.2d 4 (4th Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 468 U.S. 1217 (1984).

¶2

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not significantly aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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